Abstract: A laundry treating appliance for treating laundry items according to an automatic cycle of operation can include a cabinet defining an interior and having an access opening providing access to the interior. A tub can be located within the interior and can at least partially define a liquid chamber. A drum is rotatably mounted within the liquid chamber and at least partially defines a treating chamber. A clothes mover is located within the treating chamber and rotatable about a vertical axis. The clothes mover can include a base and a barrel.

Abstract: The plunger of the valve has a semi-spherical valve member of reduced diameter, so that it is inwardly spaced from the ribs of the cage. The plunger is centralized and guided by top and bottom stems attached to the ball and working loosely in apertured webs carried by the cage and seat member. The cage has 2 or 3 ribs only, so that the windows are wider. The cage web is downwardly spaced from the top of the cage, to maximize the area of the cage outlet. The valve member has a reduced diameter neck at its upper end, to keep the valve member downwardly spaced from the cage web when the valve is fully open. As a result of these features the cross-sectional areas of the flow passage through the opened valve are increased. The stems are preferably straight-sided and the web openings are circular so fluid may flush out solids packing between the stems and webs. The valve has been improved to increase flow capacity and ensure line contact seating which can be maintained even though there is wear of the parts.

Abstract: The travelling check valve of the pump is adapted to be automatically opened at the bottom of the down stroke, so that gasses trapped between the travelling and standing check valves may escape and eliminate gas locking. The valve member of the travelling check valve is provided with a downwardly extending, axial stem. The barrel carries a stationary pin extending transversely across its bore just above the standing check valve. The pump piston, carrying the travelling check valve, brings the stem into contact with the pin as the piston reaches the bottom of its down stroke. This causes the valve member to temporarily unseat until the piston commences the up stroke.

Abstract: The plunger of the valve has a ball of reduced diameter, so that it is inwardly spaced from the ribs of the cage. The plunger is centralized and guided by top and bottom stems attached to the ball and working in apertured webs carried by the cage and seat member. The cage has 3 ribs only, so that the windows are wider. As a result of these features the areas of the flow passage through the valve are increased. The stems are straight-sided and the web openings are circular so fluid may flush out solids packing between the stems and webs. The valve has been improved to increase flow capacity.