Front ring for a household appliance door
US8127464B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 31, 2009 |
| Grant date | Mar 6, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 19, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD06F39/14
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A household appliance includes a housing having an opening for accessing an interior of the housing, a tub disposed inside the housing and having a rotating drum therein for receiving laundry through the opening, and a door assembly having a see-through portion for viewing into the tub and being pivotably coupled to the housing and movable between an open position and a closed position. The door assembly includes a door frame and a front ring coupled directly or indirectly to the door frame. The front ring includes a front face having an outside and inside edge, the inside edge defining an opening that substantially corresponds to the see-through portion, and a recessed rear face on an opposite side of the front ring from the front face, wherein the recessed rear face includes a handle portion extending around at least a portion of the front ring.
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