- Patent Title: Laundry treating appliance for limiting water usage in small loads
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Application No.: US15139634Application Date: 2016-04-27
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Publication No.: US10072369B2Publication Date: 2018-09-11
- Inventor: Sarah Galea , Christopher A. Jones , Aaron A. Linden , Thomas D. Spicer , Meredith A. Wagner , Robert C. Williams
- Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: US MI Benton Harbor
- Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
- Current Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Benton Harbor
- Main IPC: D06F23/04
- IPC: D06F23/04 ; D06F29/02 ; D06F39/08

Abstract:
A laundry treating appliance for treating laundry according to a cycle of operation includes a rotatable basket defining a laundry treating space and having a bottom wall and a side wall. The bottom wall of the rotatable basket includes at least one drain hole. A centrifugally actuated valve comprising a weighted ball is positioned to selectively open and close the at least one drain hole as the basket rotates.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170314178A1 LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE FOR LIMITING WATER USAGE IN SMALL LOADS Public/Granted day:2017-11-02
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