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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2018
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abhishek Buzruk, Maharashtra, IN;
Christopher C. Wilcox, Stevensville, MI (US);
Brian Clark, Ankeny, IA (US);
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
The disclosure relates to a composting device including a housing defining an interior with an access opening providing access to the interior, a composter bin located within the interior and in communication with the access opening, and a cover slidably mounted to the housing and slidable along a sliding path between opened and closed conditions to selectively open and close the access opening. An angled seal assembly is provided on the cover and housing. Both a sealing surface and a seal are angled relative to a sliding path such that the space between the seal and the sealing surface decreases as the cover is slid from the opened to the closed condition.