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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2020
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Brianne Nicole Anderson, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Homprakash Hariharan, Maharashtra, IN;
Sadasivam Narayanan, Maharashtra, IN;
Ganesan Ravi, Tamil Nadu, IN;
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 19/06 (2006.01); G05G 1/10 (2006.01); G05G 1/12 (2006.01); H01H 19/54 (2006.01); G05G 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 19/06 (2013.01); G05G 1/10 (2013.01); G05G 1/12 (2013.01); G05G 25/00 (2013.01); H01H 19/54 (2013.01); H01H 2231/012 (2013.01);
Abstract
A user interface includes a front panel that has an exterior surface and an interior surface. A flange outwardly extends from the exterior surface and defines a notch. A receiving body extends from the interior surface of the front panel that is proximate the flange. A receiving body has an angled edge and defines a drainage channel that extends through a portion of the notch that is defined by the flange.