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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2019
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Ryan L. Allen, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Charles J. Guidarini, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 39/00 (2020.01); E05F 5/02 (2006.01); D06F 39/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 39/005 (2013.01); D06F 39/12 (2013.01); E05F 5/02 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/312 (2013.01);
Abstract
A laundry appliance includes a cabinet and a top panel coupled to a top edge of the cabinet. A console shell is coupled to the top panel. The console shell defined left and right shoulders extending from the console shell towards a front of the cabinet. An edge-to-edge lid is coupled to the left and right shoulders via left and right wire hinges, respectively.