Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Laundry appliance
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Application No.: US15931003Application Date: 2020-05-13
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Publication No.: US11434594B2Publication Date: 2022-09-06
- Inventor: Darryl C. Bodine , Donald Erickson , Gregg P. Fitzgerald , Andrew C. Kubasiak , Patrick A. McCormick , Stephen D. Ostdiek , Anna C. Schelling , Robert J. Schneider , Mohaideen Abdul Khadaar Sikkandar Batcha , Todd J. Tunzi
- Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: US MI Benton Harbor
- Assignee: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Benton Harbor
- Agency: Price Heneveld LLP
- Main IPC: D06F34/28
- IPC: D06F34/28 ; D06F34/26 ; D06F34/24 ; D06F39/08 ; G10L15/22 ; D06F37/04 ; D06F37/26 ; D06F39/06 ; D06F39/14 ; D06F103/66 ; D06F33/00

Abstract:
A laundry appliance includes a cabinet defining a front opening in a front panel. The front opening is defined by a lip having a curved edge. The lip defines a plurality of apertures spaced-apart around the front opening. A tub is disposed within the cabinet. The tub defines an access opening aligned with the front opening. A drum is disposed within the tub. A bellows assembly extends between the cabinet and the tub. The bellows assembly includes a projection coupled to the curved edge of the cabinet. A deflector has a rim and a chute wherein the chute extends toward the drum. The rim is configured to snap-fit over the projection of the bellows assembly. The rim includes a plurality of hooks where each hook is configured to extend through an aperture and interlock with the cabinet.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200370222A1 LAUNDRY APPLIANCE Public/Granted day:2020-11-26
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