Patent ID: 11946186
Assignee: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC D | IPC D

Claim 7:
8. A deflector assembly for an appliance, comprising:
a panel defining an aperture; and
a deflector coupled to the panel, wherein the deflector includes:
a rim directly attached to the panel, wherein the rim extends along at least a portion of a perimeter of the aperture, the rim extending a first distance from the panel; and
an arcuate body having side portions and a lower extension that form an angled chute extending at a downward obtuse angle from the rim to a bottom interior edge, wherein the arcuate body extends into an interior of a tub of said appliance, and wherein the side portions extend a first depth from the rim and the lower extension extends a second greater depth from the rim, the first depth being greater than the first distance.