Whirlpool Corporation
Transport bolt assembly for a laundry appliance

Abstract:

A transport bolt assembly to immobilize a tub of a laundry appliance comprising: a bolt including a head disposed at a first end, a second end configured to insert into a bolt receiver of a tub of a laundry appliance, and a length between the first end and the second end; and a washer comprising a body, a hole through the body, through which the length of the bolt is disposed, with a first side of the body facing towards the head of the bolt and a second side of the body facing towards the second end of the bolt, and an appendage extending away from the body of the washer at an obtuse angle transitioning to a reflex angle relative to the first side of the body of the washer.