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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2018
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
James Charles Johncock, Shelbyville, MI (US);
David Wayne Mundy, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 9/28 (2006.01); H01H 3/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 9/286 (2013.01); H01H 9/287 (2013.01); H01H 3/161 (2013.01); H01H 2221/068 (2013.01); H01H 2231/012 (2013.01); H01H 2300/024 (2013.01);
Abstract
A position switch retention device for use with an appliance including a body defining a switch-receiving cavity open on at least a first end of the body, a cap extending outwardly from a second end of the body opposite the first end, and a first tab extending from a side of the body. The first tab defines a ramp extending away from the body to an edge directed toward and spaced from the cap.