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A washing machine includes a fabric receptacle or basket formed with a vertical side wall having a plurality of spaced vertical inwardly extending ribs arranged thereon for engaging the fabrics upon inward movement of the ribs during the orbiting cycle to impart an annular, generally horizontal motion to the fabrics in the basket. A plurality of annular ledges are formed on a downwardly and outwardly sloping portion of the bottom of the basket. Each of the annular ledges includes an outwardly facing vertical section for engaging the fabrics in the basket when the orbiting motion of the basket causes the vertical sections to move outwardly. The basket further includes a plurality of spaced ramps formed adjacent the side wall of the basket at the bottom portion thereof and inclined upwardly in a direction opposite to the orbiting direction of the basket. A vertical wall is provided adjacent the inner edge of each of the ramps and this wall extends above the surface of the ramp. This wall causes increased movement of the fabrics engaging this wall, enhancing turnover of the fabric load and redistribution of fabrics within the load. Each of the ramps is formed to include an inclined section between the top of the wall and the ramp surface to minimize wedging of fabrics between the ramp wall and the side wall of the basket.
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