Badge for an appliance
AssigneeHaier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
InventorAldo Vincent Kremmel
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Abstract
An appliance includes an external panel. The external panel defines at least one aperture. The appliance includes a badge coupled with the external panel. The badge includes a rear surface that interfaces the external panel and an arm coupled with the rear surface. The arm is received by the at least one aperture. The arm comprises at least one barb that provides tactile feedback. The badge further includes at least one compression rib extending towards the external panel. The at least one compression rib is coupled with the rear surface. The at least one compression rib biases the badge away from the external panel.
Claims19
An appliance comprising:
- an external panel, wherein the external panel defines at least one aperture;
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- a badge coupled with the external panel, the badge comprising:
- a rear surface that interfaces the external panel;
- an arm coupled with the rear surface, the arm to be received by the at least one aperture, wherein the arm comprises:
- at least one barb that provides tactile feedback;
- a static member coupled with the rear surface;
- a living hinge coupled with the static member;
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- a dynamic member coupled with the living hinge, wherein the dynamic member comprises the at least one barb;
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- at least one compression rib extending towards the external panel, wherein the at least one compression rib is coupled with the rear surface, wherein the at least one compression rib biases the badge away from the external panel.
A badge for an appliance comprising an external panel defining at least one aperture, the badge comprising:
- a rear surface interfaced with the external panel of the appliance;
- an arm coupled with the rear surface, the arm comprising:
- a static member coupled with the rear surface;
- a living hinge coupled with the static member;
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- a dynamic member coupled with the living hinge, wherein the dynamic member comprises at least one barb, wherein the at least one aperture of the external panel is configured to receive the arm;
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- at least one compression rib coupled with the rear surface and extending towards the external panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.