Laundry treating appliance having a removable clothes mover

An agitator configured to be removably mounted to an impeller mount as a clothes mover, the agitator comprising:

• a handle portion;
• a locking element slidable between a locked position securing the agitator to the impeller mount and an unlocked position allowing movement of the agitator with respect to the impeller mount;
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• a biasing element configured to bias the locking element into the locked position,
• wherein the locking element includes a pull portion positioned to facilitate gripping of both the handle portion and the pull portion, such that the pull portion is configured to be compressible against the biasing element towards the handle portion to slide the locking element from the locked position into the unlocked position.

A removable agitator system for a customizable laundry treating appliance, comprising:

• a base of the appliance having a first connector;
• and
• an agitator configured to act as a clothes mover when coupled to the base, the agitator including a second connector configured to form a coupling with the first connector;
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• a lock, at least partially integrated with the agitator, having a first state providing for capture and release of the first and second connectors, and a second state preventing removal of the second connector of the agitator from the first connector of the base.

A removable agitator system for a customizable laundry treating appliance, comprising:

• aligning means, including first connecting means disposed at a first end of an agitator for removably associating the agitator with a second connecting means of an impeller mount;
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• securing means configured to be adjusted between a locked position in which the agitator is secured to the impeller mount and an unlocked position allowing movement of the agitator with respect to the impeller mount;
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• controlling means, towards the second end of the agitator, for adjusting the securing means between the locked and unlocked positions.