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US 10,869,589 B2Granted
Dish treating appliance door assembly
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsJames W. Kendall, Darryl C. Bodine
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Abstract
A dish treating appliance for treating dishes including a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber having an access opening and a door moveable between opened and closed positions to selectively open and close the access opening that includes a front panel and a handle assembly mounted to the front door panel.
Claims19
A dish treating appliance for treating dishes, comprising:
- a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber with an access opening;
- a door movable between an opened position and a closed position to selectively open and close the access opening, the door comprising:
- a front door panel defining a forwardmost face panel with a face opening defined by a periphery within the forwardmost face panel, opposing side edges extending rearwardly from the forwardmost face panel, and an open top edge;
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- a handle assembly mounted to the front door panel and having a hand panel received in the periphery within the forwardmost face panel and a top cap closing the open top edge, the hand panel accessible through the face opening when the handle assembly is mounted to the front door panel, the hand panel and top cap being unitarily formed to close both the open top edge and the face opening when the handle assembly is mounted to the front door panel.
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A door assembly for a dishwasher, comprising:
- a front door panel defining a face panel, defining a flat front panel with a face opening defined in the flat front panel, opposing side edges extending rearwardly from the face panel, and an open top edge;
- a single component, integrally formed handle assembly mounted to the front door panel and having an integral body including a hand panel and a top cap, the hand panel closing the face opening and the top cap closing the open top edge, the hand panel is accessible through the face opening when the single component, integrally formed handle assembly is mounted to the front door panel;
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- a control surface including a user interface integrated on the hand panel and accessible through the face opening or provided on the top cap.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.