Fully integrated dishwasher door
AssigneeMaytag Corporation
InventorsThomas J. Wuestefeld, David G. Hartz
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Abstract
A dishwasher door includes an outer panel assembly which is quickly, easily and removably mounted on an inner door assembly. The outer panel assembly includes fasteners with rearwardly extending enlarged heads adapted to extend through key slots in the inner door assembly so as to mount the outer panel assembly onto the inner door assembly. Additional fasteners may be utilized to further secure the outer assembly to the inner assembly. Access to the inner cavity of the door is unnecessary for mounting or removing the outer panel assembly to the inner door assembly.
Claims20
A dishwasher door, comprising:
- an inner door assembly;
- an outer panel assembly;
- key slots in one of the inner and outer assemblies;
- and
- first fasteners in the other of the inner and outer assemblies each having a head for receipt in the key slots so as to removably mount the outer panel assembly to the inner door assembly.
A method of assembling a dishwasher door having an inner door assembly and an outer panel assembly, comprising:
- mounting the outer panel assembly to the inner door assembly by extending heads of first fasteners on one of the panel assemblies into key slots in the other of the assemblies.
A dishwasher door, comprising:
- an inner assembly having opposite sides within a hinge bracket on each side;
- an outer assembly removably mounted to the inner assembly;
- first fasteners extending forwardly through the inner door assembly and into the outer assembly;
- and
- second fasteners extending rearwardly through the outer assembly and into the inner assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.