Publication number: 20250198066
Abstract: An agitator for use in a laundry treating appliance includes a barrel having an upper end and a lower end, configured to removably attach to an impeller mount, comprising a plurality of tabs extending radially outward from an exterior surface of the barrel, and a plurality of snaps, and a modular accessory configured to be selectively attachable to the barrel, the modular accessory defining exterior features to interact with laundry items, the modular accessory comprising an accessory body defining a hollow interior sized to receive the barrel, the accessory body having an open bottom, generally cylindrical sides, and an open top; a plurality of tab holders disposed on an inner surface of the accessory body, the tab holders positioned to receive the tabs of the barrel when the modular accessory is slid onto the barrel; and a plurality of snap locks disposed on the inner surface of the accessory body.
Type:
Application
Filed:
February 26, 2025
Publication date:
June 19, 2025
Inventors:
Vinayak A. Afajalpurkar, Vaibhav A. Badabade, Adam Gary, Aditya Masalkar, Ajiket J. Patil, Akshat Jain, Anjali A. Vyavahare, Avinash Chandra, Benjamin D. Lowell, Chetan M. Surag, Corinne M. Gorenchan, Bradley D. Morrow, Digeshwar H. Harinkhede, Divyam Upadhyay, Donald E. Erickson, Emmanuel F. Gonzaga, Eric J. Vasko, Eric William Merrow, Harichandra Lambate, Dhiraj J. Gotekar, Jalindar S. Dawange, James Jeffery, Jason S. Burnette, Jonathan A. Andrejczuk, Kedar Kulkarni, Kenneth McConnell, Kevin Peralta, Kiran D. Nakil, Kiran J. Shinde, Kunal J. Salunke, Lakshmi P. Eede, Mohasin N. Mulla, Mohsin M. Attar, Philip J. Czarnecki, Prem Dhanasegar, Ravindra B. Salunkhe, Sandip J. Sutar, Sandip K. Kardile, Sayer J. Murphy, Shivani Patil, Shivprakash V. Chivati, Shyam R. Mathure, Suraj Kadam, Thomas R. Scott, Umesh Y. Karigar, Vinay V. Joshi, Venkatesh G. Ajari, Yash Magdum