Patent ID: 7958756

Claim:
A gasket to be coupled between a frame of a washing machine having a drum and a tub disposed inside the frame, said drum defining a substantially horizontal axis of rotation installed within said tub, the gasket comprising: a front flange adapted to be connected to the frame; a rear flange adapted to be connected to the tub and to be engaged with the drum; a first section connected to the front flange; and a second section connecting the first section and the rear flange; wherein a lower position of the gasket is vertically below the substantially horizontal axis of rotation, an upper position of the gasket is vertically above the substantially horizontal axis of rotation and opposite the lower position, and a lateral position of the gasket is disposed to each horizontal side of the substantially horizontal axis of rotation, wherein the second section has a contour that is a substantially flat contour at the lower position, wherein the contour of the second section increasingly curves radially outwardly from the substantially horizontal axis of rotation along a portion of the gasket extending from the lower position to the lateral position, and wherein the contour of the second section decreasingly curves radially outwardly from the substantially horizontal axis of rotation along a portion of the gasket extending from the lateral position to the upper position.