Appliance button
AssigneeHamilton Beach Brands, Inc.
InventorAdam Hanes
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Abstract
An appliance button for use in an appliance that has a housing, a button opening in the housing and a control structure within the housing. The appliance button includes a push button with a distal end of the push button that extends outwardly through the button opening in the housing. A button stem is located within the housing and is aligned with the push button. A proximal end of the button stem is operably connected to the control structure. A deflector is located within the housing and positioned between the button stem and the push button.
Claims15
An appliance button for use in an appliance having a housing, a button opening in the housing and a control structure within the housing, the appliance button comprising:
- a push button, a distal end of the push button extending outwardly through the button opening in the housing;
- a button stem located within the housing and aligned with the push button, a proximal end of the button stem operably connected to the control structure;
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- a deflector located within the housing and positioned between the button stem and the push button.
An appliance button for use in an appliance having a housing, a button opening in the housing and a control structure within the housing, the appliance button comprising:
- a push button, a distal end of the push button extending outwardly through the button opening in the housing;
- a button stem located within the housing and aligned with the push button, a proximal end of the button stem operably connected to the control structure;
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- a deflector extending from push button and positioned between the button opening and the control structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.