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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2017
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventor:
Brenner M. Sharp, Bridgman, MI (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 37/24 (2006.01); D06F 23/04 (2006.01); D06F 37/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 37/245 (2013.01); D06F 23/04 (2013.01); D06F 37/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A laundry treating appliance having a tub with a tub ring and a drum located within the tub having a balance ring. The tub ring may extend radially inward and be spaced above the balance ring. The tub ring and balance ring may have an angled portion to provide for a generally constant space between the tub ring and balance ring during rotation of the drum within the tub.