Patent ID: 11952695
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 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 lower mounting thread (LMT) segment and an upper mounting thread (UMT) segment, the LMT segment and the UMT segment extending separately about the rotation axis; and

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 lower mating thread (LAT) segment and an upper mating thread (UAT) segment, the LAT segment being matched to the LMT segment to rotatably enmesh therewith, and the UAT segment being matched to the UMT segment to rotatably enmesh therewith.