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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2018
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Narendra A. Kapure, Pune, IN;
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A filter housing assembly includes a base unit configured for supporting a removable filter unit. The base unit defining a first receiving cavity having an inside profile inwardly tapered in a first lateral direction in first and second planes positioned normal to each other and intersecting along an axis extending in the first lateral direction. The assembly further includes a bezel unit having a front fascia extending generally parallel to the first plane to a first edge. The bezel unit further defines a first attachment leg extending from a first position inward of the first edge and having a foot with an exterior profile inwardly tapered in the first direction and removably received within the first receiving cavity with the exterior profile in contact with the inside profile of the cavity along respective portions intersected by the first and second planes.