Laundry appliance spill drain
AssigneeHaier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
InventorsTanner Davis Gunn, Christopher Gene Vowels, Rebretta Veasey
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Abstract
A laundry appliance includes a cabinet defining a chamber opening and including a panel and a basket rotatably mounted within the cabinet and defining a chamber. The appliance also includes a door rotatably mounted to the cabinet to provide selective access to the chamber. The appliance also includes a bracket including a main bracket body and a spill drain integrally formed with the main bracket body and positioned to capture and direct fluid. Furthermore, the bracket is mounted to the panel of the cabinet.
Claims20
A laundry appliance defining a vertical direction, a lateral direction, and a transverse direction, the laundry appliance comprising:
- a cabinet defining a chamber opening, the cabinet including a panel;
- a basket rotatably mounted within the cabinet and defining a chamber for receiving of a load of clothes;
- a door rotatably mounted to the cabinet to provide selective access to the chamber;
- and
- a bracket including:
- a main bracket body;
- and
- a spill drain integrally formed with the main bracket body and positioned to capture and direct fluid,
- wherein:
- the bracket is mounted to the panel of the cabinet.
A laundry appliance defining a vertical direction, a lateral direction, and a transverse direction, the laundry appliance comprising:
- a cabinet defining a chamber opening;
- a basket rotatably mounted within the cabinet and defining a chamber for receiving of a load of clothes;
- a door rotatably mounted to the cabinet to provide selective access to the chamber;
- a dispenser drawer slidably mounted within the cabinet;
- and
- a bracket positioned within the cabinet, the bracket including:
- a main bracket body;
- and
- a spill drain integrally formed with the main bracket body, the spill drain positioned below the dispenser drawer to capture and direct fluid spilling from the dispenser drawer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.