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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2017
Filed:
May. 28, 2014
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Joseph P. Bigelow, Vicksburg, MI (US);
Gregory M. Garstecki, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
George W. Malheiros, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Richard V. Oney, Bridgman, MI (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 37/26 (2006.01); D06F 37/04 (2006.01); B23P 19/04 (2006.01); B23K 31/02 (2006.01); B32B 37/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 37/262 (2013.01); B23K 31/02 (2013.01); B23P 19/04 (2013.01); B32B 37/182 (2013.01); D06F 37/04 (2013.01); D06F 37/26 (2013.01); D06F 37/261 (2013.01); D06F 37/263 (2013.01); B32B 2509/00 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49828 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49948 (2015.01); Y10T 156/10 (2015.01);
Abstract
A laundry appliance for treating a load of laundry according to a cycle of operation comprises a cabinet and a tub assembly housed within the cabinet and comprising a front tub section, a rear tub section and at least one middle tub section provided between the front and rear tub sections.