Door hook for a household appliance door
US8448482B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 31, 2009 |
| Grant date | May 28, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 28, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T292/1047
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A door hook for a door assembly of a household appliance, wherein the household appliance includes a housing having an opening for accessing an interior of the housing, a tub disposed inside the housing, the tub having a rotating drum therein for receiving laundry through the opening, the door assembly having a see-through portion for viewing into the tub, the door assembly being pivotably coupled to the housing and movable between an open position for accessing the opening of the housing and a closed position for closing the opening of the housing, the door hook including a base plate having a front face and a rear face, a striker extending from the front face of the base plate, and a locating feature extending from the rear face of the base plate.
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