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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:
Feb. 13, 1990
Filed:
Apr. 04, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ray W Boston, Jr, Louisville, KY (US);
Neil K McDonald, Louisville, KY (US);
LeRoy J Herbst, Louisville, KY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Louisville, KY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
312276 ; 312204 ; 312228 ;
Abstract
A dishwashing machine includes a door pivotally mounted for selectively exposing the interior of the machine for loading and unloading dishes or other items to be washed. An outer decorative door panel is mounted on the door for pivotal movement with the door and a lower decorative panel is hingedly mounted to the outer panel. Springs resiliently connect the lower panel to the frame of the dishwasher and bias the lower panel toward a vertical position while allowing the lower panel to move as the door, including the outer panel, pivots.