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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2009
Lauren M. Lalonde, Saugatuck, MI (US);
Donald R. Miller, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
James C. Miller, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Brenner M. Sharp, Bridgman, MI (US);
Jon D. Strait, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Dean L. Tietz, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Nyik Siong Wong, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Lauren M. Lalonde, Saugatuck, MI (US);
Donald R. Miller, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
James C. Miller, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Brenner M. Sharp, Bridgman, MI (US);
Jon D. Strait, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Dean L. Tietz, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Nyik Siong Wong, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
An automatic washing machine having a tub defining an interior, a sump in fluid communication with the interior of the tub, a wash basket located within the interior of the tub and defining a laundry treating space, and a foreign object trap located in a portion of the wash basket that defines a foreign object passageway for retaining foreign objects.