Lid assembly for a laundry appliance
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsIftkhar Ahamad, Neyda Eleza Leon Lopez, Raghavendran Prabhakaran
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Abstract
A laundry appliance includes a cabinet defining an interior cavity. A frame has a raised outer edge and defines a support structure. A first panel is received by the outer edge of the frame and rests upon the support structure in a first lid configuration. A second panel is received by the outer edge of the frame and rests upon a portion of the support structure in a second lid configuration. A trim is selectively coupled to the support structure in the second lid configuration.
Claims15
A lid assembly for a laundry appliance, comprising:
- a first panel;
- a second panel, wherein the second panel has a second panel depth less than a first panel depth of the first panel;
- a frame having a raised outer edge for receiving the first panel in a first lid configuration and the second panel in a second lid configuration, wherein the frame defines snap feature apertures and bosses concealed by the first panel in the first lid configuration;
- and
- a trim coupled to the frame in the second lid configuration, the trim comprising:
- protrusions defining openings;
- and
- snap elements extending from a bottom surface of the trim.
A lid assembly for a laundry appliance, comprising:
- a first panel;
- a second panel;
- a frame having a raised outer edge for receiving the first panel in a first lid configuration and the second panel in a second lid configuration, wherein the frame defines snap feature apertures and bosses concealed by the first panel in the first lid configuration;
- and
- a trim coupled to the frame in the second lid configuration, the trim comprising:
- protrusions defining openings;
- and
- snap elements extending from a bottom surface of the trim, wherein the trim is positioned between the second panel and the outer edge of the frame in the second lid configuration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.