Apparatus for mounting a cover plate to a water purifier
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsDeok-Hye Lee, Deok-Joong Yoon
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Abstract
A water purifier includes water filters and a storage tank for purified water, all contained within a housing. Access to the housing interior is afforded by means of a cover plate that is hinged to the housing along a lower edge of the cover plate. Mounted on the cover plate adjacent an upper edge thereof are two push-button actuated latches which releasably secure the cover plate to the housing. The latches are disposed at opposite sides of the cover plate and each latch comprises a plate spring that is inherently biased to a latching position. A push button is provided for each latch to enable a user to flex the latches to their unlatching positions.
Claims8
A water purifier including:
- a housing;
- filters disposed within the housing for purifying water;
- a water storage tank disposed within the housing for storing purified water;
- and
- a cover plate mounted on the housing and being openable to provide access to the interior of the housing;
- and
- at least one latch for holding the cover plate in a closed state, the latch being manually movable to an unlatching state against a spring force, wherein the at least one latch comprises two latches, each latch comprising a plate spring having a first end attached to the cover plate, and a second end in the form of a projection, each plate spring being inherently biased to a position wherein the projection engages behind a flange of the housing to secure the cover plate in a closed state.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.