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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2019
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D 23/02 (2006.01); E05B 65/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D 23/028 (2013.01); E05B 65/0042 (2013.01); F25D 2323/023 (2013.01); F25D 2323/024 (2013.01);
Abstract
An appliance is installed within a cabinet such that the appliance is not visible from outside the cabinet when a cabinet door of the cabinet is closed. The appliance includes a compartment and an appliance door that selectively seals the compartment. A push-to-open system is coupled to the appliance door. The push-to-open system includes an arm, a push latch and a spring. The arm connects the appliance door to the cabinet door, and the push latch selectively locks the arm in a locked position. The spring causes movement of the arm from the locked position to an unlocked position when the push latch is unlocked.