Laundry appliance with removable basket assembly

A laundry appliance, comprising:

• a drum defining an interior, wherein the drum has a drum opening opposite a closed end along a rotational axis;
• an impeller operably coupled with the closed end of the drum, wherein the impeller includes a receiver and protrusions proximate to the receiver;
• and
• a basket assembly selectively couplable with the impeller, wherein the basket assembly includes:
• an outer basket;
• an inner basket disposed within the outer basket, wherein the inner basket is movable within the outer basket along the rotational axis;
• a connector configured to be positioned in the receiver to couple the basket assembly with the impeller;
• a locking feature operably coupled with the connector and operable between a retracted position and a deployed position, the deployed position configured to lock the basket assembly to the impeller;
• a support member disposed within the inner basket;
• coupling members extending from the support member;
• and
• a skirt coupled to the outer basket and defining guide holes, wherein the coupling members extend through the outer basket and through the guide holes of the skirt to engage the connector, the guide holes guiding rotation of the outer basket and the inner basket as the outer basket and inner basket are rotated relative to the skirt and about the rotational axis between an initial insertion position and an installed position.

A basket assembly for a laundry appliance, comprising:

• an outer basket;
• an inner basket disposed within the outer basket, wherein the inner basket is movable within the outer basket along a rotational axis;
• a connector configured to be positioned in an impeller receiver, wherein the connector includes slots configured to receive protrusions of an impeller to couple the basket assembly with the impeller;
• a locking feature operably coupled with the connector, wherein the locking feature includes projections operable between a retracted position and a deployed position to lock the inner and outer baskets to the impeller;
• an engagement bracket coupled to the connector, wherein the engagement bracket includes tabs extending outwardly therefrom;
• and
• a skirt coupled to the outer basket and including extensions proximate to the engagement bracket, wherein the tabs are configured to slidably engage the extensions as the inner and outer baskets rotate relative to the skirt and about the rotational axis.