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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2023
Haier Us Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Troy Marshall Wright, Louisville, KY (US);
Senthil Kandasamy, Louisville, KY (US);
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A laundry machine appliance is provided, including a cup including an upper lip and attachable to a base positioned at a shaft of an agitator at a wash basket. A cap is positioned atop the shaft of the agitator, the cap including an outer cylindrical wall and a trough wall extending radially inward from the outer cylindrical wall and sloped vertically downward toward the cup. The trough wall includes a radially inward end positioned vertically upward of the upper lip of the cup. A clearance gap is formed between the upper lip and the inward end of the trough wall. A lid is selectively attachable to the cap at the trough wall. The lid includes a cylindrical wall extending vertically when attached to the cap and a sloped wall corresponding to the trough wall.