BASEMENT ASSEMBLY FOR REDUCING NOISE LEVELS OF A HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE
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1. A basement assembly of a household appliance, comprising:
- a basement having a bottom compartment and a top compartment, the bottom compartment separated from the top compartment and comprising a plurality of voids;
a plurality of acoustic pads configured to reduce noise levels produced by the household appliance, each of the acoustic pads configured to be received in one of the voids; and
a cover member coupled to the basement and configured to confine the acoustic pads inside the bottom compartment.
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Abstract
A basement assembly of a household appliance is provided herein. A basement has a bottom compartment and a top compartment. The bottom compartment is separated from the top compartment and includes a plurality of voids. A plurality of acoustic pads are configured to reduce noise levels produced by the household appliance. Each of the acoustic pads is configured to be received in one of the voids. A cover member is coupled to the basement and is configured to confine the acoustic pads therein.
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1. A basement assembly of a household appliance, comprising:
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a basement having a bottom compartment and a top compartment, the bottom compartment separated from the top compartment and comprising a plurality of voids; a plurality of acoustic pads configured to reduce noise levels produced by the household appliance, each of the acoustic pads configured to be received in one of the voids; and a cover member coupled to the basement and configured to confine the acoustic pads inside the bottom compartment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A basement assembly of a household appliance, comprising:
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a basement having a bottom compartment, a top compartment, and a divider separating the bottom compartment from the top compartment, the bottom compartment comprising a plurality of voids each defined by at least one of the divider and one or more side walls of the basement; at least one acoustic pad configured to reduce noise levels produced by the household appliance, the at least one acoustic pad configured to be received in an empty space of the bottom compartment and frictionally engaged to at least one of the divider and the one or more side walls of the basement; and a cover member coupled to the basement and configured to confine the at least one acoustic pad inside the bottom compartment. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A basement assembly of a household appliance, comprising:
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a basement having a bottom compartment and a top compartment, the bottom compartment separated from the top compartment and comprising a plurality of voids; a plurality of acoustic pads configured to reduce noise levels produced by the household appliance, each of the acoustic pads configured to be received in one of the voids; at least one bracket coupled to the basement; and a cover member having an outer edge portion directly engaged to the at least one bracket and another outer edge portion directly engaged to the basement to confine the acoustic pads inside the bottom compartment. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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