Apparatus, method and device for attaching hydroformed handle to an appliance
AssigneeMaytag Corporation
InventorsForrest F. Wing, Thomas Edward Gose, Michael J. Eveland, Todd E. Kniffen
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for securing a handle to a door includes a first clip fastened to the door, a second clip fastened to the door and a handle clamped to the door by the first and second clips. The clip has a flat surface with an aperture therethrough and two wings at one end. A bent or beveled portion at the other end of the flat surface allows the clip to clamp the inner wall of the handle. A fastener, such as a screw, is placed through the aperture in the clip and into the exterior surface of the door to secure the clip and the handle to the door.
Claims10
A method of securing a handle to a door, the door having an exposed exterior surface, the method comprising:
- securing a first clip to the exterior surface of the door, the first clip including a beveled portion;
- loosely securing a second clip to a second position on the exterior portion of the door, the second clip including a beveled portion;
- positioning a handle onto the exterior surface of the door, the handle including a first end and a second end, each end having an exposed inner surface;
- securing the inner surface of the first end of the handle underneath the beveled portion of the first clip;
- securing the inner surface of the second end of the handle under the beveled portion of the loosely secured second clip;
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- securing the second clip to the exterior surface of the door.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.