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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2022
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Rahul Chhajed, Pune, IN;
Mansi Katkar, Pune, IN;
Mandar Gopalkrushna Kulkarni, Pune, IN;
Rafael Dutra Nunes, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Sanjesh Kumar Pathak, Stevensville, MI (US);
Manoj T. Sambrekar, Pune, IN;
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A drainage assembly for an insulated structure includes a flexible body that has a plurality of flexures and defines an opening and notches that extend radially from the opening. A first drainage tube extends through the opening and includes receiving flanges disposed within the notches defined by the flexible body. A second drainage tube is in fluid communication with the first drainage tube. The second drainage tube includes engagement flanges disposed within the receiving flanges of the first drainage tube.