Patent ID: 8528369

Claim:
A washer tub having a cylindrical wall which is suspended by suspension rods, the tub comprising: A) at least three ears from which the tub is supported by the suspension rods on one end; B) at least one cylindrical reinforcement which circumferentially surrounds the cylindrical wall and has a major dimension projecting perpendicular to said wall; C) at least one arch on the cylindrical wall, said at least one arch having a major dimension projecting perpendicular to said wall, wherein a base of said at least one arch is positioned so that a first end of said at least one arch abuts a first ear of said at least three ears, and a second end of said at least one arch abuts a second ear of said at least three ears; and D) at least one pair of lobes substantially on an upper area of the tub, wherein a crown of the arch opposite the base of the arch is disposed proximate the upper area of the tub to reinforce an area of the cylindrical wall of the tub positioned intermediate relative to said at least one pair of lobes.