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Lid hinge for a laundry treating appliance

US10689790B2 · kind B2 · utility

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18Claims

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Assignee

WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION · US

Inventors

Ryan L. Allen · Kalamazoo, US
Andria Bauman · Stevensville, US
James J. Collene · Bucyrus, US
James Oddo · Fremont, US
Eric Osler · Mishawaka, US
Nick Sir Louis · Gloria Glens Park, US
Philip R. Thompson · Harpenden, GB
Igor Viveiros · Limeira, BR

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 28, 2018
Grant date	Jun 23, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 17, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
CPC primaryD06F23/04
WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A laundry treating appliance that has a shroud having an access opening, a lid for opening and closing the access opening, and a hinge mounted to the shroud. The hinge can have a housing that defines a channel and is received by an aperture in the shroud. The hinge can also have a bracket with a first end connected to the lid and a second end fastened within the channel and the bracket can be received in the aperture in the shroud.

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