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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2016
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Ariana M. Bruno, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Arunkumar Harikrishnasamy, Stevensville, MI (US);
Rachel C. Matyastik, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Jason R. Spears, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Kyle J. Sztykiel, Lansing, MI (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 58/04 (2006.01); D06F 59/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 59/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A laundry treating appliance, such as a clothes dryer, comprises a door having a magnetic composite and a cabinet having a strike plate in order to open and close the door. The magnetic composite comprises a ferrous metal shim, a magnet, and a non-magnetic cover, having an increased magnetic field strength from the magnetic field strength of the magnet alone.