Patent ID: 11970811
Assignee: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC D | IPC D

Claim 11:
12. An overmolded basket base assembly of a laundry appliance, comprising:
an overmolded plastic base composed of polymeric material; and
a hub, comprising:
a central core defining an opening along an axis configured to receive a drive shaft, and
a disc, extending radially outwardly from the core about the axis, the disc configured to be overmolded in the polymeric material that forms the overmolded plastic base, the disc including a plurality of posts arranged around the core and extending upward from a top surface of the disc to form a circumferentially-extending array to align the hub when applying torque to the hub,
the disc further comprising radial reinforcing ribs defining open-bottomed chambers between an exterior of the central core, an interior of a vertical wall extending downward from a bottom face of the disc about its circumference, and the bottom face of the disc,
the disc further defining apertures through the top surface of the disc open to the open-bottomed chambers to provide for flow of the polymeric material during overmolding of the polymeric material.