Household appliance having a latch retainer for an all glass inner door

A household cooking appliance comprising:

• a housing having an oven chamber accessible through an opening, the opening having a seal surrounding a perimeter of the opening;
• a door covering the opening and moveable about a hinge between an open position and a closed position, the door including a door skin forming an outer front surface of the door and an outer side surface of the door, and a full glass inner panel forming an inner surface of the door, the full glass inner panel abutting the seal when the door is in a closed position;
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• an oven lock having a latch movable between an unlocked position and a locked position that locks the door in the closed position during a self-cleaning process;
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• means for receiving and engaging the latch of the oven lock in the locked position and locking the door in the closed position, wherein the means is disposed within an interior space of the door surrounded by the door skin and the full glass inner panel, and within a perimeter of the door defined by the outer side surface of the door skin.

A household cooking appliance comprising:

• a housing having an oven chamber accessible through an opening, the opening having a seal surrounding a perimeter of the opening;
• a door covering the opening and moveable about a hinge between an open position and a closed position, the door including a door skin forming an outer front surface of the door and an outer side surface of the door, and a full glass inner panel forming an inner surface of the door, the full glass inner panel abutting the seal when the door is in a closed position;
• an oven lock having a latch movable between an unlocked position and a locked position that locks the door in the closed position during a self-cleaning process;
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• a latch retainer coupled to the door skin, the latch retainer including a body portion having an opening that receives the latch of the oven lock in the locked position such that the body physically engages a portion of the received latch to prevent withdrawing of the latch from the opening and the door is locked in the closed position, wherein the body portion and the opening of the body portion are disposed within an interior space of the door surrounded by the door skin and the full glass inner panel, and below a top side of the outer side surface of the door and lower than an uppermost edge of the full glass inner panel.