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US 10,731,288 B2Granted
Drying rack for a laundry treating appliance
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsRobert C. Hoffman, Jason R. Spears
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Abstract
A laundry treating apparatus, such as a clothes dryer, includes an auxiliary drying rack configured to retain laundry items in a space between the drying rack and a door. The drying rack can have horizontal rods that are spaced such that laundry items are retained within the space and are not pulled into a treating chamber. The drying rack is designed to be easily opened and closed.
Claims20
A laundry treating appliance, comprising:
- a cabinet having an interior and defined by a front wall, a rear wall, and a pair of side walls supporting a top wall;
- a rotatable drum disposed within the interior of the cabinet that defines a treating chamber;
- a door mounted to the front wall and selectively moveable between an open and closed position to close an opening in the front wall and having an outer surface and an inner surface where the inner surface faces the treating chamber in the closed position;
- a drying rack mounted to the inner surface of the door, comprising:
- a plurality of rods defining the drying rack wherein the rods are spaced such that a plurality of laundry items can be retained within the drying rack during a cycle of operation and the rods are curved to form a dome that extends towards the treating chamber when the drying rack and the door are in the closed position;
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- a pin coupled to at least one of the rods, wherein at least one hook extends from the pin;
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- a latch mounted to the inner surface of the door retrains the pin on the drying rack to retain the drying rack in a closed position.
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A laundry treating appliance, comprising:
- a cabinet having an interior and defined by a front wall, a rear wall, and a pair of side walls supporting a top wall;
- a rotatable drum disposed within the interior of the cabinet that defines a treating chamber;
- a door mounted to the front wall and selectively moveable between an open and closed position to close an opening in the front wall and having an outer surface and an inner surface where the inner surface faces the treating chamber in the closed position;
- a drying rack mounted to the inner surface of the door, comprising:
- a plurality of rods defining the drying rack wherein the rods are curved to form a dome that extends towards the treating chamber when the drying rack and the door are in the closed position;
- and
- a pin coupled to at least one of the rods, wherein at least one hook extends from the pin;
- and
- a latch mounted to the inner surface of the door retains the pin on the drying rack to retain the drying rack in the closed position.
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A laundry treating appliance, comprising:
- a cabinet having an interior and defined by a front wall, a rear wall, and a pair of side walls supporting a top wall;
- a rotatable drum disposed within the interior of the cabinet that defines a treating chamber;
- a door mounted to the front wall and selectively moveable between an open and closed position to close an opening in the front wall and having an outer surface and an inner surface where the inner surface faces the treating chamber in the closed position;
- and
- a drying rack mounted to the inner surface of the door, comprising:
- a plurality of rods defining the drying rack wherein the rods are curved to form a dome that extends towards the treating chamber when the drying rack and the door are in the closed position;
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- a plate on the drying rack comprises a magnet and fits within a recess on the front wall of the cabinet such that when the drying rack is closed, the door abuts the plate and the drying rack is held in place between the front wall of the cabinet and the door.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.