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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2023
Applicant:
Haier Us Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Inventors:
Louis A. Wantland, Louisville, KY (US);
Bradley Nicholas Gilkey, Louisville, KY (US);
Assignee:
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B67D 3/00 (2006.01); F25D 23/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B67D 3/0061 (2013.01); B67D 3/0038 (2013.01); B67D 3/0087 (2013.01); F25D 23/126 (2013.01); F25D 2331/81 (2013.01);
Abstract
An autofill pitcher assembly having hidden venting is provided. The assembly includes a pitcher wall defining an opening at a top edge of the pitcher and a lid removably received in the opening. The lid includes a top wall, a skirt extending from a bottom surface of the top wall, a gasket disposed on the skirt, and a vent formed in the skirt between the gasket and the bottom surface of the top wall.