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Lid hinge for a laundry treating appliance

US11708659B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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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	Dec 22, 2021
Grant date	Jul 25, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 22, 2041

Classification

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

Abstract

A hinge for a laundry treating appliance has a housing having a portion received by an aperture in the shroud. The housing also has a first end comprising a mouth adapted to couple with the shroud. The hinge further has a bracket that has a first end connected to the lid and a second end fastened to the housing and the bracket is received in the aperture in the shroud.

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