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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2014
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Chris S. Craycraft, Marion, OH (US);
Steven J. Kuehl, Stevensville, MI (US);
John E. Meddles, Marion, OH (US);
Axel Julio Ramm, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05D 5/04 (2006.01); E05D 9/00 (2006.01); F25D 23/02 (2006.01); E05D 5/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E05D 5/046 (2013.01); E05D 5/02 (2013.01); F25D 23/028 (2013.01); E05D 9/00 (2013.01); E05Y 2600/50 (2013.01); E05Y 2600/506 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/30 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/31 (2013.01); F25D 2323/024 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49908 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49915 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49936 (2015.01);
Abstract
An appliance cabinet may be made having at least a first metallic tub, and a mounting bracket by which a component of the appliance may be mounted to the cabinet. The bracket and the first metallic tub may be juxtaposed. The bracket may be attached to the first metallic tub by moving one of a portion of the first metallic tub or the bracket at a speed great enough to induce plastic flow of the portion of the first metallic tub about a portion of the bracket.