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US 2024/0328053 A1Published application
Laundry treating appliance
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsBRADLEY D. MORROW, DAVID G. QUANTE, PHILIP R. THOMPSON
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Abstract
A clothes washer comprising a cabinet defining a cabinet interior. A tub is located within the cabinet interior and defines a liquid chamber having access via a tub opening. A suspension couples the tub to the cabinet. A basket is located within the liquid chamber and defines a basket interior, which defines at least a portion of a treating chamber. The basket has an open top upon which the balancing ring is mounted. An extension is coupled to the balancing ring to increase the volume or capacity of the treating chamber.
Claims20
A clothes washer comprising:
- a cabinet defining a cabinet interior;
- a tub located within the cabinet interior and defining a liquid chamber having a tub access opening;
- a suspension coupling the tub to the cabinet;
- a basket located within the liquid chamber and defining a laundry treating chamber having a basket access opening;
- a balancing ring circumscribing the basket access opening;
- and
- an extension collar circumscribing at least a portion of the balancing ring and projecting beyond the balancing ring to increase an effective volume of the basket.
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A clothes washer comprising:
- a cabinet defining a cabinet interior;
- a tub located within the cabinet interior and defining a liquid chamber having a tub access opening;
- a container located within the liquid chamber and defining at least a part of a laundry treating chamber having a treating chamber access opening;
- and
- a non-balancing extension collar coupled to the container to increase an effective volume of the laundry treating chamber.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.