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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 1998
Filed:
Jun. 21, 1996
Rex E Fritts, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
John D Robeson, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Randy J Furler, South Amana, IA (US);
Amana Company L.P., Amana, IA (US);
Abstract
An electrical appliance includes an appliance base, a cover, power lines carrying electrical power to the appliance base, an interlock switch, and a fastener. The interlock switch has a switch case and a switch within the switch case. The switch case is affixed to the appliance base, the switch is in one of the power lines, and the switch has an open position and a closed position. The fastener is arranged to fasten the cover to the appliance base so that the fastener holds the switch in its closed position when the cover is fastened by the fastener to the appliance base and allows the switch to move to its open position when the cover is not fastened by the fastener to the appliance base.