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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2012
Applicants:
Christopher Nils Naber, Louisville, KY (US);
Gary M. Barr, Bardstown, KY (US);
Inventors:
Christopher Nils Naber, Louisville, KY (US);
Gary M. Barr, Bardstown, KY (US);
Assignee:
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 37/24 (2006.01); F16F 15/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 37/245 (2013.01); F16F 15/363 (2013.01); Y10T 74/2109 (2015.01);
Abstract
A balance ring for an appliance, such as e.g., a washing machine, is provided. The balance ring can reduce or eliminate features such as sink marks that might otherwise impede the movement of counterweights in the balance ring. The counterweights are used to stabilize a rotating element of the appliance.