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Porthole window for laundry washing and/or drying appliance

US9003840B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 5, 2011
Grant dateApr 14, 2015
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Expiry dateDec 11, 2033

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD06F39/14
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A door (125, 125′, 125″) for a laundry washing and/or drying appliance (100) includes a door inner frame (205, 205′, 205″), a door outer frame (210, 210′, 210″), and a transparent porthole window (150) having a border portion (225) fitted between the inner frame and the outer frame. In the solution according to one or more embodiments of the present invention, the border portion of the porthole window has at least one receiving region (230) having, at least on one side thereof facing the inner frame or the outer frame, a seat (235); at least the inner frame or the outer frame has, in a portion (240, 250) corresponding to the receiving region (230) of the porthole window, at least one rib (245, 255) fitting into the seat (235) of the receiving region (230).

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