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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2021
Haier Us Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Alexander B. Leibman, Prospect, KY (US);
V V Anil Bhaskar Prasad Seereddy, Hyderabad, IN;
Venkata Chakradhar Rangu, Hyderabad, IN;
Aaron Daniel Abbott, Louisville, KY (US);
Byron James Dollar, Louisville, KY (US);
James Conrad Nickell, Louisville, KY (US);
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
An appliance includes at least one chamber accessible via an opening and a cover member for providing selective access to the opening. The cover member includes a flexible portion and a rigid portion. The flexible portion includes a plurality of elongated rib members and a flexible skin covering surrounding the plurality of elongated rib members. The plurality of elongated rib members aligned in a side-by-side configuration and secured together in a spatially consecutive arrangement. Thus, the flexible portion is movable with respect to the rigid portion between a flat, closed position that covers a portion of the opening and a curved, open position that exposes the portion of the opening.