Patent ID: 11873596
Assignee: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC D  A | IPC A  D

Claim 15:
16. A pedestal assembly for a laundry appliance including components to provide a wash cycle to items within the pedestal assembly, comprising:
a cabinet defining a cavity configured to receive items to be laundered or stored;
a shoe holder having at least one shaft configured to maintain at least one shoe thereon; and
a plurality of brushes arranged along a top and bottom of the cavity and selectively extending into the cavity and movable between an extended position during a wash cycle to contact and clean the items and a stored position when the pedestal assembly is not operating in the wash cycle to create additional storage space within the cavity to store the items,
wherein the shoe holder is configured to rotate within the cavity during the pedestal wash cycle and the shoe holder is configured to maintain a fixed position within the cavity for storage when the pedestal assembly is not operating in the wash cycle,
wherein the brushes are arranged in spaced rows extending between two parallel support rails, the brushes pivotable at the support rails between the extended position and stored position.