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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2021
Haier Us Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Aldo Vincent Kremmel, Palmyra, IN (US);
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A household appliance includes a cabinet, a door, and a handle. The cabinet includes a plurality of panels and defines an internal chamber therein. The door includes a front panel and an interior panel, the front panel and the interior panel defining a door cavity between the front panel and the interior panel. The front panel may include a handle cavity edge. The front panel can define a handle cavity at the handle cavity edge. The handle cavity edge may include a plurality of flanges angled into the door cavity. The handle may be disposed in the handle cavity and may include an outer surface and an inner surface. The handle further may include a plurality of snaps located on a periphery of the inner surface. The snaps may be lodged against corresponding flanges and may attach the handle to the front panel of the door.