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US 11,585,035 B2Granted
Washer appliance with removable agitator post and depressible features for releasable attachment
AssigneeHaier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
InventorJames Quentin Pollett
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Abstract
A washing appliance having a cabinet and a wash tub positioned in the cabinet and defining a wash chamber. A wash drum is rotatably mounted within the wash chamber and is configured for receiving articles for washing. An impeller is positioned in the wash drum. An agitator post is removably received into a an impeller recess using depressible features for releasable attachment. A removable cap can be placed on the top end of the agitator or into the impeller recess.
Claims18
A washing appliance, comprising:
- a cabinet;
- a wash tub positioned in the cabinet and defining a wash chamber;
- a wash drum rotatably mounted within the wash chamber and configured for receiving articles for washing;
- an impeller positioned in the wash drum, the impeller being rotational about a vertical axis and configured for imparting motion to the articles during washing, the impeller defining a centrally-located impeller recess and a first plurality of openings spaced-apart along a circumferential direction around the centrally-located impeller recess;
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- an agitator post removably received into the centrally-located impeller recess, the agitator post being rotational about the vertical axis and extending along the vertical axis from the impeller, the agitator post comprising a first plurality of depressible tabs spaced-apart along the circumferential direction and configured for removable receipt into the first plurality of openings of the impeller.
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A washing appliance, comprising:
- a cabinet;
- a wash tub positioned in the cabinet and defining a wash chamber;
- a wash drum rotatably mounted within the wash chamber and configured for receiving articles for washing;
- an impeller positioned in the wash drum, the impeller being rotational about a vertical axis and configured for imparting motion to the articles during washing, the impeller defining a centrally-located impeller recess;
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- an agitator post removably received into the centrally-located impeller recess, the agitator post being rotational about the vertical axis and extending along the vertical axis from the impeller;
- wherein the impeller and agitator post define a first plurality of openings and a first plurality of depressible tabs spaced-apart along a circumferential direction around the centrally-located impeller recess, the first plurality of depressible tabs configured for removable receipt into the first plurality of openings to releasably attach the agitator post to the impeller, and
- wherein the impeller and agitator post define a first plurality of teeth and a first plurality of linear grooves formed along the vertical axis, the first plurality of teeth being insertable into the first plurality of linear grooves so as to rotationally lock the agitator post with the impeller.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.