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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 1996
Filed:
Apr. 27, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Dale E Mueller, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Gerald L Kretchman, St. Joseph, MI (US);
R Bruce Sherer, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F / ; D06F / ; D06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
68 1 / ; 68 2 / ; 68 235 ; 68196 ; 68207 ;
Abstract
A tub ring is provided which forms an opening to a rotatable wash basket of a washing machine. The tub ring includes a clothes diverter which guides and deflects clothes in the basket downward, away from the opening, so that the clothes are wetted quickly. Preferably, the diverter guides the clothes into a flow from an inlet nozzle, which can also be formed in the tub ring. Additionally, dispensers for wash additives can be formed in the tub ring.