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Handle assembly for a domestic appliance

US8776320B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateAug 29, 2012
Grant dateJul 15, 2014
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Expiry dateAug 29, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/49963
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A handle assembly for mounting to a door of an appliance includes a main body member having first and second end portions separated by an intermediate portion. Each of the first and second end portions includes a cavity adapted to receive an end insert formed of soft material. Each of the end inserts includes an attachment member. The handle is mounted to a front face of the door through interengagment of the attachment members and base members provided on the door without scratching the surface of the door.

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