Patent ID: 7287402

Claim:
A laundry drum for a drum-type washing machine, the laundry drum comprising: a drum casing having an outer surface; and at least one paddle fastened on an inside of said drum casing and having a hollow body being open in a direction of said drum casing and a cross-sectional surface area similar to a triangle, said paddle further containing: first and second flanks defining said hollow body; stiffening structures disposed on insides of said flanks; and strip-shaped installation parts disposed in a region of at least some of said stiffening structures, said strip-shaped installation parts each spanning from said first flank to said second flank across said hollow body and having a section disposed substantially parallel to said outer surface of said drum casing and connected in a form-fitting manner with said insides of said flanks, said section having at least two fastening elements for fastening said paddle to said drum casing.