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US 12,344,987 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 be defined by a plurality of rods that are spaced such that laundry items are retained in the drying rack. The drying rack is designed to be easily opened and closed.
Claims19
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 vertically to the front wall and selectively moveable between open and closed positions 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;
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- a drying rack mounted vertically to the inner surface of the door and having an open position and a closed position and extending toward the treating chamber, the drying rack comprising:
- a plurality of rods defining the drying rack;
- a hinge positioned on one end of the drying rack for allowing the drying rack to be selectively moveable between open and closed positions, wherein the hinge comprises a slot configured to receive a rod of the plurality of rods defining the drying rack;
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- a latch positioned at an end of the drying rack opposite the hinge and selectively coupling the drying rack to the door.
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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;
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- a drying rack defined by a plurality of rods and mounted to the inner surface of the door and selectively moveable by a hinge between an open position for receiving laundry items and a closed position for retaining laundry items in the drying rack during a cycle of operation and having an outer surface extending into the treating chamber when the door is in the closed position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.