Detachable wash basket for a washer appliance
AssigneeHaier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
InventorsSarang Patre, Ansuraj Seenivasan, Susheel Kumar Panda, Kalyana Mallavarapu, Aparna Vajja
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Abstract
A detachable or removable wash basket having a wash compartment for the receipt of articles for washing separately from a larger wash drum of the appliance. The wash basket is received upon an agitator of the washing appliance and includes a valve for draining wash fluid from the wash compartment. A lid can provide a sloped surface for delivery of water into the wash compartment and may be partially covered by a water retaining plate to prevent the flow of fluid from the wash compartment during a cleaning cycle.
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 agitator rotatably mounted within the wash drum and extending into the wash chamber, the agitator defining an interior fluid channel for the flow of fluid towards a bottom of the wash tub;
- a wash basket assembly comprising:
- a wash basket removably positioned upon the agitator and defining a wash compartment configured for receiving articles for washing, the wash basket defining a drain connectable with the interior fluid channel of the agitator for draining fluid from the wash basket;
- a valve for selectively controlling the flow of water from the wash compartment through the drain of the wash basket and into the interior fluid channel of the agitator;
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- a lid removably positioned on the wash basket and configured for enclosing the wash compartment, the lid defining at least one opening for passage of fluid into the wash compartment of the wash basket.
A wash basket assembly for a washing appliance having an agitator and a controller, the wash basket assembly comprising:
- a wash basket for removably positioning upon the agitator, the wash basket defining a wash compartment configured for receiving articles for washing, the wash basket defining a drain for allowing fluid to flow out of the wash basket;
- a valve for selectively controlling the flow of water from the wash compartment of the agitator through the drain and into the interior fluid channel of the agitator;
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- a lid removably positioned on the wash basket and configured for enclosing the wash compartment, the lid defining at least one opening for passage of fluid into the wash compartment of the wash basket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.