Whirlpool Corporation

John O. Butler Company

Patrick A McCormick

Darryl C Bodine

Todd Joseph Tunzi

Anna C Schelling

Stephen D Ostdiek

Gregg P Fitzgerald

Eric Andrew Hill

Robert J Schneider

Mohaideen Abdul Khadaar Sikkandar Batcha

Donald E Erickson

Andrew C Kubasiak

Sayer J Murphy

Antonio J Belton

Kevin G Yost

Christopher Stvartak

J Carroll Mays

A laundry appliance includes a cabinet defining a front opening in a front panel. The front opening is defined by a lip having a curved edge. The lip defines a plurality of apertures spaced-apart around the front opening. A tub is disposed within the cabinet. The tub defines an access opening aligned with the front opening. A drum is disposed within the tub. A bellows assembly extends between the cabinet and the tub. The bellows assembly includes a projection coupled to the curved edge of the cabinet. A deflector has a rim and a chute wherein the chute extends toward the drum. The rim is configured to snap-fit over the projection of the bellows assembly. The rim includes a plurality of hooks where each hook is configured to extend through an aperture and interlock with the cabinet.

Laundry appliance

A door system for an appliance includes a panel and a door having an inner surface. A bracket is coupled to the door. A rail assembly is disposed on an opposing side of the panel relative to the door. The bracket engages the rail assembly through the panel to adjust the door between an opened position and a closed position via the rail assembly. The door is configured to a deployed position.

Laundry appliance with sliding door system

Toothbrush handle

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Clarendon Hills, IL, United States of America

Patrick A McCormick