Patent ID: 11885061
Assignee: HAIER US APPLIANCE SOLUTIONS, INC.
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC D | IPC D

Claim 0:
1. A washing machine appliance comprising:
a cabinet having a rear panel;
a wash tub located within the cabinet; and
a shipping spacer assembly removably attached to the wash tub for fixing a distance between the wash tub and the cabinet in an installed position, the shipping spacer assembly defining an axial direction, a radial direction and a circumferential direction, the shipping spacer assembly comprising:
a bolt comprising a shaft extending along the axial direction and a head located at one end of the shaft, the bolt defining a plurality of lock-receiving features along the shaft,
a spacer defining a bolt cavity extending along the axial direction and removably receiving the shaft, and
a locking mechanism removably engaging the bolt at one of the plurality lock-receiving features to secure the spacer to the bolt.