US 12,460,340 B2
Laundry machine including agitator and lid for softener fluid
Troy Marshall Wright, Louisville, KY (US); and Senthil Kandasamy, 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 Jul. 17, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/353,640.
Prior Publication US 2025/0027253 A1, Jan. 23, 2025
Int. Cl. D06F 39/02 (2006.01); D06F 23/04 (2006.01)
CPC D06F 39/024 (2013.01) [D06F 23/04 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A laundry machine appliance, comprising:
a tub and a wash basket rotatably provided within the tub;
an agitator disposed in the wash basket to impart an oscillatory motion in the wash basket, the agitator comprising a vertically extending shaft and an oscillatory member extending from the shaft;
a cup comprising an upper lip, wherein the cup is attached to a base positioned at the shaft of the agitator; and
a cap positioned atop the shaft of the agitator, the cap comprising an outer cylindrical wall and a trough wall extending radially inward from the outer cylindrical wall and sloped vertically downward toward the cup, the trough wall comprising a radially inward end positioned vertically upward of the upper lip of the cup, wherein a clearance gap is formed between the upper lip and the inward end of the trough wall, the cap comprising an inner cylindrical wall extending vertically from the trough wall toward the cup.