Patent ID: 7661203

Claim:
A loading basket ( 6 ) for a washing machine ( 1 ), washer-dryer, dryer and the like, comprising: a rear wall ( 8 ) to be secured to a support structure ( 4 ) of the basket; a front wall ( 9 ) opposite the rear wall ( 8 ), a side wall ( 7 ) extending about a longitudinal axis (X), which is the axis of rotation of the basket and is connected to the rear ( 8 ) and front ( 9 ) walls to define an inner space ( 10 ) of the basket, one or more dragging blades ( 12 ) being arranged on the side wall ( 7 ) and projecting to the inside of the basket, wherein the side wall ( 7 ) comprises a perforation with a plurality of small through holes ( 13 ), which are arranged at the vertex of respective domes ( 14 ) projecting to the outside of the basket ( 6 ), as well as a plurality of rounded projections ( 18 ) in the shape of a spherical dome without through holes and projecting to the inside ( 10 ) of the basket ( 6 ); and wherein the rounded projections ( 18 ) have an outer diameter which is larger than the outer diameter of the small through holes ( 13 ) and the domes ( 14 ) thereof.