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A bulkhead for a tumbler clothes dryer wherein the bulkhead panel is stamped as a unitary part from a single metal blank on a progressive die. The bulkhead panel includes a cylindrical plug portion which fits inside the tumbler drum, and four mounting brackets each extending from a respective one of

A bulkhead for a tumbler clothes dryer wherein the bulkhead panel is stamped as a unitary part from a single metal blank on a progressive die. The bulkhead panel includes a cylindrical plug portion which fits inside the tumbler drum, and four mounting brackets each extending from a respective one of the four quadrants of the plug portion. Each mounting bracket includes a face portion, a leg portion, and a foot mounting portion. Drum bearings are connected to the bulkhead panel to form the bulkhead. The rear bulkhead mounts to the back panel of the cabinet, and the front bulkhead mounts to the front edges of the two cabinet side panels.

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A method of fabricating a bulkhead for a tumbler clothes dryer having a tumbler drum, comprising the steps of: forming from a single metal blank a bulkhead panel comprising a circular plug portion adapted for insertion into said drum and a mounting bracket extending from each quadrant of said plug p

A method of fabricating a bulkhead for a tumbler clothes dryer having a tumbler drum, comprising the steps of: forming from a single metal blank a bulkhead panel comprising a circular plug portion adapted for insertion into said drum and a mounting bracket extending from each quadrant of said plug portion wherein each of said mounting brackets comprises a face portion joined to said circular plug portion, a leg portion joined to said face portion and extending substantially perpendicular thereto, and a foot mounting portion joined to said leg portion and extending substantially perpendicular thereto; and attaching drum bearings to lower ones of said face portions of said mounting brackets.