Laundry treating appliance with a tub ring
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsJOHN M. HUNNELL, PRADEEP KUMAR, BRENNER M. SHARP, CHRISTINE L. STRAIN
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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.
Claims20
A laundry treating appliance comprising:
- a tub having a peripheral wall terminating in an upper edge defining an opening to an interior of the tub for holding liquid;
- a basket located at least partially within the interior of the tub and having a peripheral wall terminating in an upper edge defining an opening to an interior of the basket for receiving laundry for treatment;
- a balance ring mounted to the upper edge of the basket and having a top wall with at least a portion inclined relative to horizontal;
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- a tub ring having a circumferential side wall mounted to the upper edge of the tub, a top wall overlying at least a portion of the balance ring top wall, and a plurality of stiffening ribs extending between the side wall and the top wall and having a bottom edge at least partially complementary to the top wall of the balance ring.
A tub ring mountable to an upper end of a liquid holding tub in a laundry treating appliance, the tub ring comprising:
- a circumferential side wall;
- a top wall extending radially inward from the side wall;
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- a plurality of radial stiffening ribs extending between the top wall and the side wall, the ribs having a bottom edge with at least a portion inclined relative to horizontal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.