Whirlpool Corporation

Eric Osler

James J Collene

Andria R Bauman

Ryan L Allen

Philip R Thompson

Igor Viveiros

James Oddo

Nick Sir Louis

Bruno T Ramasco

Eric A Gallagher

Guy M Kazmierzak

James Jeffery

Guy Stormo

A hinge for a laundry treating appliance has a housing having a portion received by an aperture in the shroud. The housing also has a first end comprising a mouth adapted to couple with the shroud. The hinge further has a bracket that has a first end connected to the lid and a second end fastened to the housing and the bracket is received in the aperture in the shroud.

Lid hinge for a laundry treating appliance

A laundry treating appliance with a treating chamber for receiving laundry for treating and a liquid supply system fluidly coupled to the treating chamber. The liquid supply system includes a water supply system and a dispensing system. The dispensing system includes a faucet, a support structure, one or more drawers, and one or more dispenser outlets for providing treating liquid and treating chemistries. Components of the dispensing system can be activated, e.g. for pretreating laundry items, for use as a utility sink, or during an automatic cycle of operation.

Dispensing system for a laundry treating appliance

A laundry treating appliance with a shroud having an access opening, a lid for opening and closing the access opening and a hinge coupled to the shroud. The hinge has a housing having a portion received by an aperture in the shroud. The housing also has a first end comprising a mouth adapted to couple with the shroud. The hinge further has a bracket that has a first end connected to the lid and a second end fastened to the housing and the bracket is received in the aperture in the shroud.

A method of securing a lid comprising a hinge to a laundry treating appliance. The laundry treating appliance has a shroud with an access opening. The hinge has a housing that defines a channel and the housing has a first end comprising a v-shaped mouth. The hinge further comprises a bracket that has a first end connected to the lid and a second end fastened within the channel. The method comprises receiving the channel and the bracket into an aperture in the shroud and sliding the housing relative to the shroud to enable the v-shaped mouth to mate with the shroud.

A laundry treating appliance that has a shroud having an access opening, a lid for opening and closing the access opening, and a hinge mounted to the shroud. The hinge can have a housing that defines a channel and is received by an aperture in the shroud. The hinge can also have a bracket with a first end connected to the lid and a second end fastened within the channel and the bracket can be received in the aperture in the shroud.

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Mishawaka, IN, United States of America

Eric Osler