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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2023
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventor:
Matteo Parnisari, Cassinetta, IT;
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D 23/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D 23/028 (2013.01); F25D 2323/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sliding and connecting device configured to slidably secure a cabinet panel to an appliance door includes a rail element and a sliding element. The sliding element has a first flat portion and a second flat portion. The second flat portion has a first cross-sectional hollow profile and a second cross-sectional hollow profile intersecting the first cross-sectional hollow profile. Each of the first and second cross-sectional hollow profiles are configured to engage and slide along a matching cross-sectional profile formed on the rail element.