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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2019
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Tzeitel Adriana Hernandez, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Satish Janardhan Kathar, Maharashtra, IN;
Yokesh S, Tamil Nadu, IN;
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05G 1/10 (2006.01); F24C 3/12 (2006.01); H01H 3/02 (2006.01); H01H 3/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05G 1/10 (2013.01); F24C 3/126 (2013.01); H01H 3/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
A knob assembly includes a first housing with a sidewall extending from a base and a retention member inwardly extends from the sidewall. An operable second housing includes a selective stopper selectively movable between a first position and a second position relative to the retention member. The operable second housing is further axially operable between a compressed position and an extended position relative to the first housing, and the operable second housing includes a biasing member.