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US 10,151,058 B2Granted
Agitator assembly with scrub brush for a fabric treating appliance
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsScott E. Carpenter, Orrin P. Lorenz, Joel A. Luckman
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Abstract
A fabric treating appliance having an agitator assembly comprising a base including at least one vane, and a tower extending upwardly from the base and terminating in an upper end having a recess. The agitator includes a cap having a top and a bottom that is removably mounted to the tower. A scrub brush is carried by the cap.
Claims20
An agitator assembly for a fabric treating appliance comprising:
- a base;
- a tower extending upwardly from the base and terminating in an upper end having a recess;
- at least one vane located on the base;
- a cap having a top and a bottom;
- and
- a scrub brush having bristles extending outwardly from the bottom of the cap;
- wherein the cap is removably mounted to the tower and when the cap is mounted to the tower, the cap confronts the upper end of the tower and at least a portion of the bristles extend downward and are received in the recess in the upper end of the tower.
4 more elements
An agitator assembly for a fabric treating appliance comprising:
- a base;
- a tower extending upwardly from the base and terminating in an upper end having a recess;
- at least one vane located on the base;
- a cap having a top and a bottom, the cap being removably mounted to the tower;
- and
- a scrub brush having bristles extending from only the bottom of the cap;
- wherein when the cap is mounted to the tower, the bottom of the cap confronts the upper end of the tower and the scrub brush is located between the upper end and the bottom wherein at least a portion of the bristles extend downward and are received in the recess in the upper end of the tower.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.