Laundry treating appliance with a static tub
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1. A laundry treating appliance comprising:
- a cabinet defining an interior;
a wash tub located within the interior and statically mounted to the cabinet, the wash tub having an open bottom;
a wash basket located within the wash tub and having a drain hole overlying the open bottom of the wash tub;
a clothes mover located within the wash basket and rotatable relative to the wash basket;
a motor located below the wash basket and having an output shaft coupled to the clothes mover to effect rotation of the clothes mover;
a catch basin located below the wash basket and coupled to the wash tub to partially close the open bottom;
a closure carrying the motor and having a drain port, and the closure is located between the wash basket and the motor such that the closure underlies the drain hole and the drain port overlies the catch basin; and
a suspension located at least partially within the wash tub and connecting the closure to the cabinet;
wherein liquid exiting the drain hole of the wash basket is deflected by the closure to the drain port of the closure, where the liquid exits the drain port and flows into the catch basin.
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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 cabinet defining an interior; a wash tub located within the interior and statically mounted to the cabinet, the wash tub having an open bottom; a wash basket located within the wash tub and having a drain hole overlying the open bottom of the wash tub; a clothes mover located within the wash basket and rotatable relative to the wash basket; a motor located below the wash basket and having an output shaft coupled to the clothes mover to effect rotation of the clothes mover; a catch basin located below the wash basket and coupled to the wash tub to partially close the open bottom; a closure carrying the motor and having a drain port, and the closure is located between the wash basket and the motor such that the closure underlies the drain hole and the drain port overlies the catch basin; and a suspension located at least partially within the wash tub and connecting the closure to the cabinet; wherein liquid exiting the drain hole of the wash basket is deflected by the closure to the drain port of the closure, where the liquid exits the drain port and flows into the catch basin. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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