Patent ID: 9518349
Filing Date: 2016-12-13
CPC Classification: D06F

Claim Text:
1. A method of operating a laundry treating appliance having a tub defining an interior, with a wash basket rotatably mounted within the interior and at least partially defining a treating chamber for receiving laundry for treatment in accordance with a cycle of operation, the tub having a wash liquid, the method comprising: a) draining at least a portion of the wash liquid from the tub; b) accelerating the wash basket to a first wash basket rotation speed; c) enabling the wash basket to decelerate from the first wash basket rotation speed to a wash basket rotation speed less than the first wash basket rotation speed; d) supplying a rinse liquid to the tub during at least a portion of the deceleration of the wash basket from the first wash basket rotation speed; and e) repeating steps a) through d), wherein the repeated b) accelerating the wash basket includes accelerating the wash basket to successively higher wash basket rotation speeds.