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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2017
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Antonio Mazzarella, Fabriano, IT;
Davide Parachini, Comerio, IT;
Gianbattista Pirola, Dalmine, IT;
George F. Seiffert, Stevensville, MI (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 58/06 (2006.01); D06F 58/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 58/06 (2013.01); D06F 58/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A clothes dryer with a first bulkhead having an access opening and a first edge defining a front opening confronting the access opening. The clothes dryer has a composite seal located between the first bulkhead and the first edge which has a foam layer comprising memory foam and a low-friction layer having a coefficient of kinetic friction less than 0.3, with the low friction layer confronting the first edge.