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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2018
Applicant:
Midea Group Co., Ltd., Beijiao, Shunde, Foshan, CN;
Inventors:
Richard W. Cowan, Louisville, KY (US);
Felix Conde Zelocuatecatl, Louisville, KY (US);
John Hooker, Louisville, KY (US);
Vern A. Neal, Louisville, KY (US);
Nathan E. Nelson, Louisville, KY (US);
Daniel J. Trice, Louisville, KY (US);
Assignee:
MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD., Beijiao, Shunde, Foshan, Guangdong, CN;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F24C 3/12 (2006.01); G05G 5/06 (2006.01); G05G 1/10 (2006.01); G05G 5/00 (2006.01); G05G 1/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F24C 3/126 (2013.01); F24C 3/122 (2013.01); F24C 3/124 (2013.01); G05G 1/082 (2013.01); G05G 1/10 (2013.01); G05G 5/005 (2013.01); G05G 5/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for inhibiting and providing access to appliance control knobs includes a support structure for mounting individual control knobs or groups thereof, and an actuator assembly for extending and retracting control knobs either individually or collectively.