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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2022
Haier Us Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Aldo Vincent Kremmel, Palmyra, IN (US);
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A door for an appliance includes a front panel that defines an opening. A pocket handle is mounted to the front panel. A front portion of pocket handle is positioned at the opening of the front panel, and a rear portion of the pocket handle is inset within the front panel along a transverse direction. The pocket handle includes a first pocket body and a second pocket body. The first and second pocket bodies are mounted together to form the pocket handle. The first pocket body contacts the second pocket body along a lap joint at the rear portion of the pocket handle. The first and second pocket bodies overlap along the transverse direction at the lap joint.