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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2022
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Darryl Cedric Bodine, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Eric Andrew Hill, Chicago, IL (US);
J. Carroll Mays, London, GB;
Patrick Aaron McCormick, Clarendon Hills, IL (US);
Sayer James Murphy, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 39/14 (2006.01); D06F 33/30 (2020.01); D06F 34/14 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 39/14 (2013.01); D06F 33/30 (2020.02); D06F 34/14 (2020.02);
Abstract
A door system for an appliance includes a panel and a door having an inner surface. A bracket is coupled to the door. A rail assembly is disposed on an opposing side of the panel relative to the door. The bracket engages the rail assembly through the panel to adjust the door between an opened position and a closed position via the rail assembly. The door is configured to a deployed position.