LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE WITH A STATIC TUB
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1. A laundry treating appliance comprising:
- a static wash tub fixed in position relative to a cabinet;
a wash basket mounted within the wash tub for rotation about a vertical axis and having at least one drain hole;
a drive motor within the cabinet for rotating the wash basket;
a catch basin fixed to the wash tub and spaced from the drive motor;
a recirculation pump; and
a closure between the drive motor and the catch basin, wherein laundry in the wash basket is treated while the wash basket rotates and wash liquid drains from the wash basket into the catch basin and is recirculated by the recirculation pump into the wash basket and the closure protects the motor from the wash liquid.
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Abstract
A laundry treating appliance having a cabinet, a static wash tub fixed in position relative to the cabinet, a wash basket mounted within the wash tub for rotation about a vertical axis and having at least one drain hole, a drive motor within the cabinet for rotating the wash basket, a catch basin fixed to the wash tub and spaced from the drive motor, a recirculation pump, and a closure between the drive motor and the catch basin.
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1. A laundry treating appliance comprising:
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a static wash tub fixed in position relative to a cabinet; a wash basket mounted within the wash tub for rotation about a vertical axis and having at least one drain hole; a drive motor within the cabinet for rotating the wash basket; a catch basin fixed to the wash tub and spaced from the drive motor; a recirculation pump; and a closure between the drive motor and the catch basin, wherein laundry in the wash basket is treated while the wash basket rotates and wash liquid drains from the wash basket into the catch basin and is recirculated by the recirculation pump into the wash basket and the closure protects the motor from the wash liquid. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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