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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 1985
Filed:
Jun. 18, 1984
Applicant:
Inventor:
Michael E Bales, New Palestine, IN (US);
Assignee:
The Maytag Company, Newton, IA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G12B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
248 271 ; 73431 ; 200 / ; 219452 ; 1262 / ; 126 / ;
Abstract
A control panel is provided for a household appliance which includes a clock-timer lens which is effectively sealed to the rear of the control panel assembly. The integral clock-timer lens and control panel combine to prevent the infiltration of soil into the face of the clock-timer. The assembly is simple to clean without soil particles dropping into the face of the clock-timer.