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US 11,767,632 B2Granted
Laundry treating appliance having a spray arm assembly
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsScott E. Carpenter, Paul M. Dunn, Marcus R. Fischer, Gregory R. Fulmer, Joel M. Sells, Thomas D. Spicer
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Abstract
A laundry treating appliance includes a chassis defining an interior. A rotatable treating chamber is located within the interior and has an access opening. A cover is movably mounted to the chassis for selective movement between opened and closed positions to open and close the access opening. The laundry treating appliance further comprises a spray arm assembly having a spray head.
Claims20
A laundry treating appliance comprising:
- a chassis defining an interior;
- a rotatable treating chamber located within the interior and having an access opening;
- a cover movably mounted to the chassis for selective movement between opened/closed positions to open/close the access opening;
- a spray arm assembly positioned underneath the cover and coupled to the cover, the spray arm assembly is moved through a range of motion between raised/lowered positions, the spray arm assembly having a spray head including a scrub surface, the spray arm assembly movable through a range of motion between a first position and a second position in response to the cover being moved between the opened/closed positions;
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- a basin underlying the spray head throughout the range of motion and having a drain fluidly coupled with the treating chamber.
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A laundry treating appliance comprising:
- a chassis defining an interior;
- a rotatable treating chamber located within the interior and having an access opening;
- a cover movably mounted to the chassis for selective movement between opened/closed positions to open/close the access opening;
- a spray arm assembly is coupled to the cover such that when the cover is moved between the opened/closed positions, the spray arm assembly is moved through a range of motion between raised/lowered positions, the spray arm assembly having a spray head overlying the access opening when the spray arm assembly is in the lowered position to spray liquid into the treating chamber;
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- a basin underlying the spray head throughout the range of motion and having a drain fluidly coupled with the treating chamber.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.