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US 2016/0009475 A1Published application
Water heater appliance
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsJacob Gregory Powers, Noel Gabriel Aguilar
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Abstract
A water heater appliance includes a support ring disposed on an outer shell of the water heater appliance. The support ring extends about the outer shell. The support ring includes a first segment and a second segment pivotally mounted to the first segment. The support ring assists with limiting or preventing damage to the water heater appliance during transit or shipping of the water heater appliance.
Claims20
A water heater appliance, comprising:
- an outer shell;
- a tank disposed within the outer shell, the tank defining an interior volume;
- a heating element configured for heating water within the interior volume of the tank;
- and
- a support ring disposed at a middle portion of the outer shell and extending about the outer shell, the support ring comprising
- a first segment;
- and
- a second segment pivotally mounted to the first segment.
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A water heater appliance defining a circumferential direction, the water heater appliance comprising:
- an outer shell;
- a tank disposed within the outer shell;
- a heating element configured for heating water within the tank;
- a support ring extending about the outer shell along the circumferential direction, the support ring comprising
- a first segment;
- a second segment;
- a hinge assembly pivotally mounting the first segment to the second segment.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.