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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 1988
Filed:
Feb. 10, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Larry D Marks, St. Joseph Township, Berrien County, MI (US);
Geoffrey L Dingler, St. Joseph Township, Berrien County, MI (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
292228 ; 292D / ; 292254 ;
Abstract
According to the invention, a fixed bolt is provided on the door of a dishwashing apparatus and cooperates with a strike plate on a cabinet, against which the door seats in a closed position, to latch the door in the closed position. The strike plate in addition to latching the door, concurrently activates a switch that is fixedly mounted on the door.