Agitator assembly with scrub brush for a fabric treating appliance
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsScott E. Carpenter, Orrin P. Lorenz, Joel A. Luckman
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Abstract
A fabric treating appliance having an agitator assembly comprising a base and a tower extending upwardly from the base and terminating in an upper portion with an opening. A centrifugally actuated dispensing cup located within the upper portion and fluidly coupled to the opening. The agitator includes a scrub brush that can be mounted to the upper portion.
Claims23
An agitator assembly for a fabric treating appliance comprising:
- a base;
- a tower extending upwardly from the base and terminating in an upper portion with an opening;
- a centrifugally actuated dispensing cup located within the upper portion and fluidly coupled to the opening;
- at least one vane provided on at least one of the base and tower;
- a perforated scrubbing surface provided on the upper portion and overlying the opening;
- a cap releasably mounted to the upper portion and having a scrub brush and a pass through opening;
- and
- wherein when the cap is mounted to the upper portion, the scrub brush confronts the scrubbing surface.
An agitator assembly for a fabric treating appliance comprising:
- a base;
- a tower extending upwardly from the base and terminating in an upper end;
- at least one vane located on the base;
- a cap having a top and a bottom;
- and
- a scrub brush located on the bottom of the cap;
- wherein the cap is removably mounted to the tower and when the cap is mounted to the tower, the bottom of the cap confronts the upper end of the tower and the scrub brush is located between the upper end and the bottom and is hidden from view from an exterior of the agitator assembly.
An agitator assembly for a fabric treating appliance comprising:
- a base;
- a tower extending upwardly from the base and terminating in an upper end;
- at least one vane located on the base;
- a scrubbing surface located on the upper end;
- a cap removably mounted to the upper end and overlying the scrubbing surface when the cap is mounted to the upper end;
- and
- a scrub brush located on the cap;
- whereby when the cap is removed from the upper end, the scrubbing surface is exposed and a fabric item can be placed on the scrubbing surface and scrubbed with the scrub brush.
An agitator assembly for a fabric treating appliance comprising:
- a base;
- a tower extending upwardly from the base and terminating in an upper end;
- at least one vane located on the base;
- a cap removably mounted to the upper end;
- a scrub brush located on the cap;
- and
- a centrifugally actuated dispensing cup provided in the upper end of the tower.
An agitator assembly for a fabric treating appliance comprising:
- a base;
- a tower extending upwardly from the base and terminating in an upper end;
- at least one vane located on the base;
- a cap removably mounted to the upper end and defining a treating chemistry reservoir;
- and
- a scrub brush located on the cap.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.