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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2021
Haier Us Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Paul Owen Davis, Prospect, KY (US);
Paul Haney, Peewee Valley, KY (US);
James Augustine Ford, Fisherville, KY (US);
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A washing machine appliance may include a tub, a basket, an impeller base, and an extended post. The basket may be rotatably positioned within the tub. The impeller base may be rotatably mounted within the basket and define a rotation axis. The impeller base may include an impeller platform extending radially outward from the rotation axis and a mounting face defined on the impeller platform coaxial to the rotation axis. The extended post may be removably attached to the impeller base to rotate therewith. The extended post may include a base body, a mating face, a bar latch, and a connector bar. The base body may define an interior cavity. The mating face may be disposed in selective engagement with the mounting face. The bar latch may be pivotably attached to the base body above the mating face. The connector bar may be movably received within the interior cavity.