Patent · US Expired

Support-door hinge

US5758676A · kind A · utility

6Cited by
17References
20Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateAug 6, 1996
Grant dateJun 2, 1998
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 6, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA47L15/4261
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A washer having a tub supported by a front frame, a pair of front supports and a rear frame. The tub defines a wash chamber with a front opening. The front frame has a pair of vertical members respectively disposed adjacent to the opposing side walls of the tub toward the front opening. The front supports each have a nose extending forward from a neck. The necks are respectively secured to lower ends of the vertical members. A door is pivotally secured to the noses of the front supports. A door hinge support is secured between the noses of the front supports so as to secure the front supports from lateral movement.

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