Patent ID: 7254969

Claim:
A basket for a washing machine, said basket comprising: a body comprising an outer peripheral wall and at least one rib extending radially inward from said outer peripheral wall, said rib comprising at least a first portion having a first cross section and a second portion having a second cross section, said second cross section different from said first cross section, said outer peripheral wall including a plurality of apertures therethrough, said apertures arranged in single vertically aligned columns between adjacent ribs; wherein said rib comprises a face and substantially planar opposing sides extending from said face, said basket further comprising a plurality of supports, each of said plurality of supports extending radially outward from said face toward said outer peripheral wall, and extending between said opposing sides of said rib such that each said support is substantially flush with said outer peripheral wall, said plurality of supports spaced apart in a direction substantially parallel to a rotational axis of said basket such that portions of said rib are hollow between adjacent supports and solid at said supports from said face and said opposing sides to said outer peripheral wall.