Laundry treating appliance having a hanging bar
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsSeth E. Bixby, Sayer J. Murphy, Giuseppe Netti, Jeremy D. Watkins
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Abstract
A laundry treating appliance for treating laundry items according to an automatic cycle of operation can include a cabinet defining an interior and having an access opening to the interior. A cover is movable between a closed position and an opened position to selectively open or close the access opening and has an inner surface confronting the access opening when the cover is in the closed position. A hanging bar is coupled to the cover.
Claims20
A laundry treating appliance for treating laundry items according to an automatic cycle of operation, the laundry treating appliance comprising:
- a cabinet defining an interior and having an access opening to the interior;
- a cover movable between a closed position and an opened position to selectively open or close the access opening and having an inner surface confronting the access opening when the cover is in the closed position;
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- a hanging bar having a rod with opposite ends, a leg extending from each end, and the legs movably coupled to the cover for movement of the hanging bar between a storage position, where the hanging bar is adjacent the cover, and a use position, where the hanging bar extends from the cover;
- wherein the cover comprises a locking element operably coupled with the hanging bar to prevent the cover from moving from the opened position to the closed position when the hanging bar is in the use position.
A laundry treating appliance for treating laundry items according to an automatic cycle of operation, the laundry treating appliance comprising:
- a cabinet defining an interior and having an access opening to the interior;
- a cover movable between a closed position and an opened position to selectively open or close the access opening and having an inner surface confronting the access opening when the cover is in the closed position;
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- a hanging bar having a rod with opposite ends, a leg extending from each end, and the legs rotatably mounted to the cover for rotational movement of the hanging bar between a storage position, where the hanging bar is adjacent the cover, and a use position, where the hanging bar extends from the cover, and wherein the hanging bar comprises at least one extendable portion.
A laundry treating appliance for treating laundry items according to an automatic cycle of operation, the laundry treating appliance comprising:
- a cabinet defining an interior and having an access opening to the interior;
- a cover movable between a closed position and an opened position to selectively open or close the access opening and having an inner surface confronting the access opening when the cover is in the closed position;
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- a hanging bar having a rod with opposite ends, a leg extending from each end, and the legs movably coupled to the cover for movement of the hanging bar between a storage position, where the hanging bar is adjacent the cover, and a use position, where the hanging bar extends from the cover, and wherein the hanging bar comprises at least one extendable portion selectively outwardly extendable from one of the opposite ends of the hanging bar, to extend beyond the width of the hanging bar and past the leg.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.