Patent ID: 11885059
Assignee: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC D  F | IPC D  F

Claim 15:
16. A suspension support for an appliance suspension system, comprising:
a base; and
an engagement portion coupled to the base, wherein the engagement portion defines an apex, and wherein the engagement portion includes:
a first assembling portion having a first assembling surface sloping in a first direction from the apex;
a second assembling portion spaced from the first assembling portion and having a second assembling surface sloping in the first direction from the apex, wherein each of the first assembling portion and the second assembling portion have a first minimum thickness greater than a width of space defined between an end of a hook and a linear portion of a suspension rod configured to engage the engagement portion to promote a sliding engagement between the end of the hook and the suspension support in the first direction along a retaining movement path from a misaligned position engaging one of the first and second assembling portions to an installed position;
a first ejection portion proximate to the first assembling portion, wherein the first ejection portion has a first ejection surface that slopes in a second direction from the apex; and
a second ejection portion proximate to the second assembling portion, wherein the second ejection portion has a second ejection surface that slopes in the second direction from the apex, wherein each of the first ejection portion and the second ejection portion have a second minimum thickness greater than the width of space between the end of the hook and the linear portion to promote a sliding engagement between the end of the hook and the suspension support in the second direction along a disengaging exit movement path from a misaligned position engaging one of the first and second ejection portions to a disengaged position.