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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2021
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Sayer James Murphy, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Christopher Aidan Hartnett, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Tristan James VanFossen, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Scott E. Carpenter, Sawyer, MI (US);
Joel Matthew Sells, Watervliet, MI (US);
Brent Michael Burgess, Edwardsburg, MI (US);
Richard Lee Hammond, Mattawan, MI (US);
Gregory Edward Bauman, Stevensville, MI (US);
Demetrius Schaaf, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A dispensing assembly for a laundry appliance includes a cabinet defining a cartridge port. A dispensing device is coupled to the cabinet and extends into the cartridge port. A dispensing cartridge is selectively received by the cartridge port. The dispensing cartridge selectively engages the dispensing device when in an installed position within the cartridge port. The dispensing cartridge includes a nesting portion configured to house a first laundry chemistry. An insert portion is configured to house a second laundry chemistry. The nesting portion selectively receives the insert portion.