Handle assembly for an appliance door
AssigneeHaier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
InventorBradley Duane Ford, Jr.
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Abstract
A handle assembly for an appliance door includes a handle frame mounted over a handle aperture defined in an outer door. The handle frame defines a pocket recess positioned within a door gap and being configured for receiving a separately manufactured pocket handle. Specifically, the pocket handle includes a horizontal arm extending from a rear of the pocket recess toward a front of appliance door substantially along a horizontal direction and a grip extending from the horizontal arm substantially along a vertical direction.
Claims18
A handle assembly for an appliance door, the appliance door comprising an outer door and an inner door spaced apart by a door gap, the outer door defining a handle aperture, the handle assembly comprising:
- a handle frame mounted to the outer door over the handle aperture, the handle frame defining a pocket recess positioned within the door gap;
- a pocket handle mounted to the handle frame within the pocket recess, the pocket handle comprising:
- a horizontal arm extending from a rear of the pocket recess toward a front of the appliance door substantially along a horizontal direction;
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- a grip extending from the horizontal arm substantially along a vertical direction, wherein a front surface of the grip sits flush with a front of the outer door.
A method of manufacturing a handle assembly for an appliance door, the method comprising:
- manufacturing a handle frame defining a pocket recess;
- manufacturing a pocket handle comprising a horizontal arm and a grip extending from the horizontal arm;
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- assembling the pocket handle and the handle frame such that the horizontal arm extends from a rear of the pocket recess substantially along a horizontal direction and the grip extends from the horizontal arm substantially along the vertical direction, wherein a front surface of the grip sits flush with a front of the appliance door.
A handle assembly for an appliance door, the appliance door comprising an outer door and an inner door spaced apart by a door gap, the outer door defining a handle aperture, the handle assembly comprising:
- a handle frame mounted to the outer door over the handle aperture, the handle frame defining a pocket recess positioned within the door gap;
- a pocket handle mounted to the handle frame within the pocket recess, the pocket handle comprising:
- a horizontal arm extending from a rear of the pocket recess toward a front of the appliance door substantially along a horizontal direction;
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- a grip extending from the horizontal arm substantially along a vertical direction;
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- an appearance piece mounted to a front surface of the grip, wherein the appearance piece sits flush with a front of the outer door.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.