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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2022
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventor:
Daniel A Schurr, Wyoming, MI (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01G 2/04 (2006.01); F16B 37/08 (2006.01); F16B 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 37/0842 (2013.01); F16B 29/00 (2013.01); H01G 2/04 (2013.01); F16B 2200/10 (2018.08);
Abstract
A laundry appliance includes a basement housing comprising a capacitor receiver. A capacitor is disposed within the capacitor receiver to define a secured position. The capacitor receiver includes at least one retaining flange that is coupled to the basement housing via a living hinge. At least one retaining flange is outwardly biased away from a body of the capacitor when the capacitor is placed in an inserted position. At least one retaining flange includes a thread-engaging surface that operates to the secured position upon rotation of the capacitor in the inserted position.