Reversible door
AssigneeMaytag Corporation
InventorDonald Erickson
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Abstract
An improved front loading washing machine is provided with a front panel having a round access opening. A glass door is reversibly mounted on the front panel via a hinge. The hinge can be moved to the left or right side of the access opening by rotating a carriage ring which extends around the access opening and which supports the hinge. A door lock is provided on the carriage opposite the hinge. Accordingly, the door is reversible for opening on the left or right, as desired by a user.
Claims14
An improved washing machine, having a front panel with an access opening, the improvement comprising:
- a door carriage mounted on the front panel;
- a door mounted to the carriage;
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- a hinge selectively mountable on each of opposite left and right sides of the access opening to pivotally support the door such that the door is mountable for opening in opposite left and right directions relative to the access opening of the washing machine.
A front-loading washing machine having a front panel with an access opening, comprising:
- a door reversibly mountable on opposite sides of the access opening by rotating the door 180°.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.