US 12,338,567 B2
Additive accessory for an agitator post in a washing machine appliance
Senthil Kandasamy, Louisville, KY (US); Troy Marshall Wright, Louisville, KY (US); and Isaiah Littlejohn, Louisville, KY (US)
Assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed by Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed on Apr. 20, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/304,017.
Prior Publication US 2024/0352648 A1, Oct. 24, 2024
Int. Cl. D06F 39/02 (2006.01); D06F 23/04 (2006.01); D06F 37/12 (2006.01)
CPC D06F 39/024 (2013.01) [D06F 23/04 (2013.01); D06F 37/12 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A washing machine appliance defining a vertical direction, a lateral direction, and a transverse direction, the washing machine appliance comprising:
a cabinet;
a tub rotatably provided within the cabinet;
an agitator provided within the tub, the agitator defining an axial direction, a radial direction, and a circumferential direction, the axial direction being parallel to the vertical direction, wherein the agitator defines a receiving space;
a cup assembly received within the receiving space along the axial direction, the cup assembly comprising:
a cup;
a cap;
a basin defining a top rim;
an outer skirt extending radially from the basin, the outer skirt comprising an inner annular face and an outer annular face opposite the inner annular face along the radial direction; and
an inner skirt defining a conical shape and projecting axially from a bottom face of the outer skirt; and
a restrictor tube received within the receiving space along the axial direction below the cup assembly along the vertical direction.