Patent ID: 7673480

Claim:
A washing machine, comprising: a water tub; a housing, said water tub mounted therein, said housing including an outer wall having a plurality of slots therein; and a water vacuum break partially extending over a portion of said water tub, said water vacuum break including: at least one retaining protrusion; and at least one retaining snap associated with said at least one retaining protrusion, such that said at least one retaining protrusion extends over a portion of said outer wall and said at least one retaining snap has an edge that engages a portion of one of said plurality of slots, said at least one retaining protrusion being L-shaped extending from a surface of said water vacuum break, said at least one retaining protrusion and said at least one retaining snap associated with said at least one retaining protrusion both utilize one of said plurality of slots, said at least one retaining protrusion including a first retaining protrusion and a second retaining protrusion and said at least one retaining snap including a first retaining snap and a second retaining snap, said first retaining protrusion and said first retaining snap associated with each other and said second retaining protrusion and said second retaining snap associated with each other, said plurality of slots including a first slot and a second slot, said first retaining protrusion and said first retaining snap being associated with said first slot and said second retaining protrusion and said second retaining snap associated with said second slot.