Whirlpool Corporation

David Gregory Quante

Rohan Gajananrao Gore

Avinash Nanjundappa

Shivaraj V Giramallanavar

Rex D Wilson

Kaito Choy

Ankur Garg

Ashish Mittal

Federico Garuccio

A bumper assembly for an appliance may include a cabinet having a front panel, a door hingedly coupled with the cabinet and configured to selectively contact the front panel, and a bumper coupled to one of the door and front panel. The bumper may include a cap having an annular outer surface defining an interior, at least one flange coupled to the outer surface, the at least one flange extending along at least a portion of the annular outer surface, a through-hole in communication with the interior, and a fastener. The fastener may be disposed within the interior and the through-hole when the bumper is in a mounted state.

Adjustable bumper design for home appliances

A vent assembly for use with an oven. The vent assembly includes polymeric end caps that are ultrasonically molded to a metal bracket. The metal bracket is coupled to a lower fin and an upper fin. The polymeric end caps include support surfaces for holding sections of the lower fin, the upper fin, and the metal bracket.

Bottom vent trim for oven

Vent trim for oven

A bumper assembly for an appliance may include a cabinet having a front panel, a door hingedly coupled with the cabinet and configured to selectively contact the front panel, and a bumper coupled to one of the door and front panel. The bumper may include a cap having an annular outer surface defining an interior, at least one flange coupled to the outer surface, the at least one flange extending along at least a portion of the annular outer surface, a through-hole in communication with the interior, and a fastener having an elastomeric cover. The fastener may be disposed within the interior and the through-hole when the bumper is in a mounted state.

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St. Joseph, MI, United States of America

David Gregory Quante