Laundry treating appliance with removable basket

Abstract

An apparatus for a laundry treating appliance including a first basket defining a first treating chamber for receiving laundry for treatment according to a selected cycle of operation. A first clothes mover can be provided in the first treating chamber. A removable basket assembly can include a second basket with a second clothes mover. A transmitter can be included in the removable basket assembly for operably coupling the second clothes mover to the first clothes mover.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A removable basket assembly for a laundry treating appliance having a first clothes mover, the removable basket assembly, comprising:
 a basket adapted to be selectively receivable within a portion of the laundry treating appliance, the basket defining a treating chamber for receiving laundry for treatment according to a cycle of operation;   a clothes mover disposed in the treating chamber and adapted for rotation within the basket; and   a transmitter having a body mounted to the clothes mover and wherein when the basket is received within the laundry treating appliance the body is operably coupled to the clothes mover such that rotation of the clothes mover can be transmitted to the clothes mover through the transmitter.   
     
     
         2 . The removable basket assembly of  claim 1  wherein the body includes a female connector that is adapted to receive a portion of the clothes mover. 
     
     
         3 . The removable basket assembly of  claim 2  wherein the female connector includes a set of recesses adapted to receive a set of blades of the clothes mover. 
     
     
         4 . The removable basket assembly of  claim 3  wherein the set of recesses are greater in number than the set of blades of the clothes mover. 
     
     
         5 . The removable basket assembly of  claim 3  wherein at least one of the set of recesses includes a wider inlet than a remainder of the recess. 
     
     
         6 . The removable basket assembly of  claim 3  wherein at least one of the set of recesses includes a sloped section adapted to correct an offset placement of the basket with respect to the clothes mover. 
     
     
         7 . The removable basket assembly of  claim 1  wherein one of the clothes mover or transmitter includes a male connector configured to couple with a female connector provided on the other of the clothes mover or transmitter. 
     
     
         8 . The removable basket assembly of  claim 7  wherein the male and female connectors have complementary profiles. 
     
     
         9 . The removable basket assembly of  claim 7  wherein one of the male or female connectors comprises a plurality of extensions configured to mate with corresponding grooves disposed on the other of the male or female connector. 
     
     
         10 . The removable basket assembly of  claim 9  wherein one of the male or female connectors further comprises a plurality of posts configured to mate with corresponding receivers disposed on the other of the male or female connector. 
     
     
         11 . A removable basket assembly for a laundry treating appliance having a first clothes mover disposed in a first treating chamber and operably coupled to a motor for rotation within the first treating chamber, the first clothes mover comprising a set of blades extending from a bottom wall of the first clothes mover and along a length of the first clothes mover and terminating in a set of blade ends, the removable basket assembly, removable basket assembly selectively receivable within at least a portion of the first treating chamber and removably coupled to the first clothes mover, the removable basket assembly, comprising:
 a second basket defining a second treating chamber for receiving laundry for treatment;   a second clothes mover disposed in the second treating chamber, the second clothes mover comprising one of a plurality of extensions or a plurality of corresponding grooves disposed about a circumference of an interior wall of the second clothes mover;   a transmitter having a body comprising an interior and an exterior wall, the interior comprising a set of recesses adapted to receive the set of blade ends for coupling the transmitter to first clothes mover, the exterior wall of the transmitter comprising the other of the plurality of extensions or the plurality of corresponding grooves disposed about an outer circumference of the transmitter body for coupling the second clothes mover to the transmitter; and   wherein when the second basket is rotatably coupled to the first basket and the second clothes mover is operably coupled to the first clothes mover via the transmitter and when the second basket is received within the at least a portion of the first treating chamber, rotation of the first clothes mover is transmitted to the second clothes mover through the transmitter and separately from rotational movement of the first basket and the second basket.   
     
     
         12 . The removable basket assembly of  claim 11 , wherein the set of recesses are greater in number than the set of blades. 
     
     
         13 . The removable basket assembly of  claim 11 , wherein the first clothes mover further comprises a sidewall, a set of movers are provided on the bottom wall and the set of blades extend along the sidewall and are spaced about a circumference of the sidewall. 
     
     
         14 . The removable basket assembly of  claim 13 , wherein the set of blades are provided between the set of movers. 
     
     
         15 . The removable basket assembly of  claim 11 , wherein the first treating chamber and the second treating chamber are configured to treat two individual loads of articles separately and simultaneously. 
     
     
         16 . The removable basket assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the second basket further comprises a set of outlets configured to provide egress for liquid from the second basket into a tub that is located exterior of the first basket. 
     
     
         17 . The removable basket assembly of  claim 16 , wherein the second basket further comprises an upper ring and the set of outlets are provided in the upper ring. 
     
     
         18 . The removable basket assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the transmitter body comprises an upper section, an intermediate section, and a lower section. 
     
     
         19 . The removable basket assembly of  claim 18 , wherein the lower section of the transmitter body is sized to receive a top portion of the first clothes mover. 
     
     
         20 . The removable basket assembly of  claim 18 , wherein the lower section of the transmitter body comprises the set of recesses on the interior. 
     
     
         21 . The removable basket assembly of  claim 20 , wherein a set of protrusions are formed on the exterior wall of the lower section. 
     
     
         22 . The removable basket assembly of  claim 20 , wherein each recess in the set of recesses terminates in a sloped portion such that the sloped portion is wider than the rest of the recess for correcting an offset placement of the second basket with respect to the first clothes mover. 
     
     
         23 . The removable basket assembly of  claim 18 , wherein the upper section of the transmitter comprises the other of the plurality of extensions or the plurality of corresponding grooves. 
     
     
         24 . The removable basket assembly of  claim 18 , wherein the intermediate section comprises a greater diameter than that of the upper section. 
     
     
         25 . The removable basket assembly of  claim 24 , wherein the intermediate section has a smaller diameter than the lower section. 
     
     
         26 . The removable basket assembly of  claim 25 , wherein the intermediate section is sized to fit within a lower portion of the second basket.