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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2017
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Ryan L. Allen, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Paul E. Brownie, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Kirk M. Dunsbergen, Stevensville, MI (US);
Benjamin D. Lowell, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Nicholas Schooley, Coloma, MI (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 37/10 (2006.01); D06F 37/18 (2006.01); D06F 37/28 (2006.01); D06F 39/14 (2006.01); D06F 49/00 (2006.01); D06F 23/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 39/14 (2013.01); D06F 37/10 (2013.01); D06F 37/18 (2013.01); D06F 49/003 (2013.01); D06F 23/04 (2013.01); D06F 37/28 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vertical axis laundry treating appliance having a non-encapsulated lid comprising a single panel of glass that is able to pass the UL 746C ball drop test. Non-encapsulated glass lids according to embodiments of the disclosure simplify part and assembly complexity compared to encapsulated glass lids.