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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2005
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2003
Lisa J. Hood, Newton, IA (US);
Troy A. Johnson, Newton, IA (US);
Joseph M. Keeler, Colfax, IA (US);
Paul E. Maass, Naperville, IL (US);
Jeffrey D. Rupe, Ankeny, IA (US);
Dean L. Schaffran, Newton, IA (US);
Stephen D. Schober, Newton, IA (US);
Curtis J. Tremel, Newton, IA (US);
Lisa J. Hood, Newton, IA (US);
Troy A. Johnson, Newton, IA (US);
Joseph M. Keeler, Colfax, IA (US);
Paul E. Maass, Naperville, IL (US);
Jeffrey D. Rupe, Ankeny, IA (US);
Dean L. Schaffran, Newton, IA (US);
Stephen D. Schober, Newton, IA (US);
Curtis J. Tremel, Newton, IA (US);
Maytag Corporation, Newton, IA (US);
Abstract
A laundry appliance includes a cabinet, a drying chamber, a door assembly, a blower assembly and an air passage for directing an airflow to the drying chamber. A media holder is removably positioned in the air passage to suspend a volatilizable media in the path of the airflow. The media holder includes a main body having rear wall formed from a latticework frame, an interior for receiving the volatilizable material, and a door member. The door member is also formed from a latticework frame. With this arrangement, both the rear wall and door member include a plurality of openings to allow an airflow to carry a fragrance or other substance from the volatilizable material through the air passage to treat clothes placed in the drying chamber.