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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:
Sep. 12, 1989
Filed:
Jul. 05, 1988
Gerald L Kretchman, St. Joseph Township, Berrien County, MI (US);
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A retainer clip which is particularly useful in the environment of a dryer or other appliance to hold a pivotable toe panel stationary relative to the appliance frame as well as to locate it horizontally and vertically. The clip has a first spring portion in a U-shaped form which is received in an opening in the toe panel and a second spring portion in a V-shaped form which is received in a front panel rigidly secured to the frame. A free end of the second spring portion engages against a lower wall of the front panel of the appliance and a distal end is bent so that a tool can be used to disengage the clip from the front panel.