Patent ID: 8087183

Claim:
A clothes dryer comprising a dryer drum having an open end, a front panel, and a bearing structure for fitting into and rotatably supporting the open end of the dryer drum relative to the front panel, the bearing structure comprising: a generally cylindrical support wall for fitting into the open end of the dryer drum, the support wall comprising an upper arcuate wall portion and the upper arcuate wall portion having inside and outside surfaces; at least one pair of spaced apart apertures passing through the upper arcuate wall portion having a first predetermined arc span between them that defines a glide wall supporting portion for the upper arcuate wall portion; a pair of spaced apart curb walls, one for each pair of spaced apart apertures, extending from the inside surface of the upper arcuate wall portion adjacent to and below the apertures, the pair of curb walls having a second predetermined arc span between them at the inside surface of the upper arcuate wall portion greater than the first predetermined arc span of the pair of spaced apart apertures; an elongated wear resistant bearing glide for each pair of spaced apart apertures, the bearing glide comprising an intermediate portion, overlying the glide wall supporting portion for rotatably supporting the open end of the drum, and opposing end portions that each pass through a corresponding aperture of the pair of apertures for engagement with a corresponding curb wall of the pair of curb walls to thereby limit longitudinal movement of the bearing glide and restrain the opposing end portions of the bearing glide in the apertures and within the curb walls without the use of an additional fastener.