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

Claim 0:
1. A pedestal assembly for a laundry appliance configured to operably connect to a water supply and drain of the laundry appliance arranged above the pedestal assembly and supply a wash cycle to items within the pedestal assembly, the pedestal assembly comprising:
a cabinet defining a cavity configured to receive items to be laundered; and
a shoe holder having at least one shaft configured to maintain at least one shoe thereon,
wherein the shoe holder is configured to rotate within the cavity during a 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 pedestal wash cycle, and
a plurality of brushes arranged along a top and bottom of the cavity and selectably extending into the cavity and movable between an extended position during the pedestal wash cycle and a stored position when the pedestal assembly is not operating in the wash cycle to create additional storage space within the cavity,
wherein the brushes include a plurality of brushes arranged in spaced rows extending between two parallel support rails, the brushes pivotable at the support rails between the extended position and stored position.