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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2013
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Gregg P. Fitzgerald, Eau Claire, MI (US);
John M. Hunnell, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
John W. McConnell, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Stephen D. Ostdiek, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Dean L. Tietz, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 37/02 (2006.01); D06F 37/26 (2006.01); D06F 23/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 37/264 (2013.01); D06F 37/02 (2013.01); D06F 23/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A laundry treating appliance for treating laundry according to a cycle of operation, includes a container rotatable about a rotational axis and having a peripheral wall, a plurality of arranged embossments, and a plurality of arranged holes, wherein the plurality of embossments may be oriented at an angle to both of the rotational axis and the plurality of arranged holes.