Washing machine suspension ball support

摘要

A ball support for a suspension rod in top loading washing machines includes a main body, a support segment and a hook capture head for securing the hooked end of the rod between spaced bars of the cylindrical rod support. Attaching and detaching the ball support from the rod requires inversion of the parts relative to one another.

主权项

1. A ball support for a washing machine suspension arm assembly having a suspension rod with a hook at one end thereof, said ball support comprising:
a ball support body having a slot configured for receiving a portion of the rod inwardly of the hook; and a hook capture head on said body having a capture head slot contiguous with said slot of said body, and including a first bar spanning said capture head slot at an end thereof, and a second bar spaced from said first bar and spanning said capture head slot at a side thereof, and configured for receiving the hook of the rod on opposite sides of said second bar and between the first and second bars.