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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2016
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Sarah Galea, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Christopher A. Jones, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Aaron A. Linden, Sandwich, IL (US);
Thomas D. Spicer, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Meredith A. Wagner, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Robert C. Williams, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A laundry treating appliance for treating laundry according to a cycle of operation includes a rotatable basket defining a laundry treating space and having a bottom wall and a side wall. The bottom wall of the rotatable basket includes at least one drain hole. A centrifugally actuated valve comprising a weighted ball is positioned to selectively open and close the at least one drain hole as the basket rotates.