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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2015
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
John M. Hunnell, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Pradeep Kumar, Faridabad, IN;
Brenner M. Sharp, Bridgman, MI (US);
Christine L. Strain, Stevensville, MI (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 37/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 37/264 (2013.01); D06F 37/26 (2013.01); D06F 37/267 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tub ring mountable to an upper end of a liquid holding tub in a laundry treating appliance may include a circumferential side wall, a top wall extending radially inward from the side wall, and a plurality of radial stiffening ribs extending between the top wall and the side wall. The ribs may have a bottom edge with at least a portion inclined relative to horizontal. At least a portion of the bottom edge may also be complementary to a top wall of a balance ring.