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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2019
Applicant:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Inventors:
Randy S. McDonald, Sussex, WI (US);
Joel C. Bragg, Waterford, WI (US);
Jeffrey J. Krieger, Mukwonago, WI (US);
Assignee:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 37/42 (2006.01); D06F 37/28 (2006.01); E05B 47/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 37/42 (2013.01); D06F 37/28 (2013.01); E05B 47/0002 (2013.01);
Abstract
An appliance latch receives a strike when the appliance lid is closed and provides an electrically activated lock holding the lid closed during portions of the wash cycle that might present a hazard. The strike presents two different surfaces to the latch, the first to activate a lock mechanism and the second to activate an anti-tamper switch before the appliance may be actuated thereby reducing the risk of tampering.