CPC D06F 37/267 (2013.01) [D06F 34/28 (2020.02); D06F 37/04 (2013.01); D06F 39/001 (2013.01); F16B 2200/95 (2023.08)] | 20 Claims |
1. A front-loading laundry appliance defining a vertical direction, a lateral direction, and a transverse direction, the laundry appliance comprising:
a cabinet having a rear side;
a tub provided within the cabinet having an attachment element;
a control panel including plurality of input selectors for selecting machine cycles and features;
a shipping attachment assembly detachably connected to the attachment element of the tub through the rear side of the cabinet, the shipping attachment assembly comprising
a shipping bolt spacer have an exterior surface defining an internal spacer chamber;
a shipping bolt within the spacer chamber;
an identifier visible from the exterior of the laundry appliance only upon detachment of the shipping attachment assembly from the attachment element; and
a controller in communication with the control panel and input selectors, wherein the controller is configured to:
receive a series of sequential inputs from the plurality of input selectors;
compare the series of sequential inputs to a predetermined input pattern, wherein the predetermined input pattern is associated with the identifier; and
enable operation of the laundry appliance when the series of sequential inputs matches the predetermined input pattern.
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