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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 26, 2008
William J. Mcmaster, Berkeley Heights, NJ (US);
Stephen P. Serna, Hopatcong, NJ (US);
Gavin L. Jewell, Chicago, IL (US);
William J. McMaster, Berkeley Heights, NJ (US);
Stephen P. Serna, Hopatcong, NJ (US);
Gavin L. Jewell, Chicago, IL (US);
BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, DE;
Abstract
A basket assembly for a washing machine includes a basket and a bracket attached to the basket. A motor is coupled to the bracket and the bracket transmits rotation from the motor to the basket. The support bracket is formed of a thermoplastic and includes a hub and fins spaced from each other extending radially from the hub. Each of the fins has an attachment portion connected to the basket. The support bracket includes a reinforcement rod spaced from the hub extending from one of the fins to another of the fins for reinforcing the fins when the support bracket transmits rotation from the motor to the basket.