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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 1992
Filed:
Dec. 09, 1991
Keith E Kropf, Newton, IA (US);
Maytag Corporation, Newton, IA (US);
Abstract
An appliance door latch assembly includes a strike member pivotally mounted to the door frame of an appliance. A spring yieldably urges the strike member to a latch position, and the strike member is movable against the bias of the spring from the latch position. A fixed bolt is mounted to the appliance door and adapted to engage the strike member and urge the strike member upwardly to its unlatch position and then downwardly to its latch position where it engages a latching shoulder on the fixed bolt. In moving from its unlatch position to its latch position, the strike member also engages a moveable handle on the door and forces the moveable handle into engagement with plungers of switches so as to cause the switches to be moved to their closed position only when the door is latched.