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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2016
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Benjamin E. Alexander, Stevensville, MI (US);
Prakash S. Amte, Wagholi, IN;
Brent M. Burgess, Edwardsburg, MI (US);
Michael K. Cluskey, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Nicholas C. Fugal, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Christopher A. Jones, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Dale Mueller, Haines City, FL (US);
Michele A. Paustian, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Brenner M. Sharp, Bridgman, MI (US);
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A vertical axis laundry treating appliance including a chassis defining a chassis interior, a tub disposed within the chassis interior and defining a tub interior, and a perforated wash basket disposed for rotation within the tub interior, wherein the tub includes a lower tub portion, an upper tub portion, and a flexible intermediate portion.