Patent ID: 11952695
Assignee: HAIER US APPLIANCE SOLUTIONS, INC.
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC D | IPC D

Claim 13:
14. A washing machine appliance comprising:
a tub;
a basket rotatably positioned within the tub;
an impeller base rotatably mounted within the basket and defining a rotation axis, the impeller base comprising
one or more impeller fins extending radially outward from the rotation axis, and
a mounting face disposed radially inward from the one or more impeller fins, the mounting face comprising a threaded bracket defining a mounting thread extending about the rotation axis, the mounting face defining a vertical slot radially inward from the mounting thread;

an extended post removably attached to the impeller base to rotate therewith, the extended post comprising
a base body extending along the rotation axis between a bottom end proximal to the impeller base and a top end distal to the impeller base,
an auger fin extending radially from the base body between the bottom end and the top end, and
a mating face disposed on the bottom end, the mating face defining a mating thread matched to the mounting thread to rotatably enmesh therewith; and

a connector bar slidably extending within the extended post along the rotation axis between a lower end and an upper end, the lower end comprising a connector tab slidably received within the vertical slot.