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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2020
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Vinayak A. Afajalpurkar, Pune, IN;
Lucien Bourbeau, Assonet, MA (US);
Eamon C. Lyons, Somerset, MA (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 39/08 (2006.01); A47L 15/42 (2006.01); D06F 39/00 (2020.01); F16K 11/24 (2006.01); F16L 41/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 39/083 (2013.01); A47L 15/4219 (2013.01); A47L 15/4223 (2013.01); D06F 39/006 (2013.01); F16K 11/24 (2013.01); F16L 41/023 (2013.01); Y10T 137/87877 (2015.04);
Abstract
The disclosure provides for a drain system for an appliance. The drain system can include a Y-hose having a flexible end coupled to a supply of water from tub, a recirculating end, and a drain end, a recirculating valve coupled with the recirculating end, a drain valve spaced from the recirculating valve and coupled with the drain end, and wherein the recirculating end and the drain end are connected via a continuous connecting wall.