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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2013
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Donald E. Erickson, Stevensville, MI (US);
John M. Hunnell, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Lauren M. Lalonde, Saugatuck, MI (US);
Kenneth L. McConnell, Lincoln, NE (US);
Bradley D. Morrow, Stevensville, MI (US);
David Scharich, III, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Brenner M. Sharp, Bridgman, MI (US);
Christine L. Strain, Stevensville, MI (US);
Dean L. Tietz, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A laundry treating appliance having a cabinet, a static wash tub fixed in position relative to the cabinet, a wash basket mounted within the wash tub for rotation about a vertical axis and having at least one drain hole, a drive motor within the cabinet for rotating the wash basket, a catch basin fixed to the wash tub and spaced from the drive motor, a recirculation pump, and a closure between the drive motor and the catch basin.