Exchangeable components for color customizing of appliances
US7073876B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 15, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jul 11, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 11, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF25D2400/18
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An appliance, such as a refrigerator, is provided with a door handle with colored caps for covering the door handle fasteners. The caps are exchangeable with other caps having different colors, as chosen by the consumer. The refrigerator also includes storage buckets, shelves and drawers with colored trim pieces which are exchangeable with different colored trim pieces, as well as a water dispenser having a colored actuation button and a colored sump tray, both of which can be exchanged with different colored buttons and trays.
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