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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2002
Forrest F. Wing, Des Moines, IA (US);
Michael J. Eveland, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Todd E. Kniffen, Williamsburg, IA (US);
Thomas E. Gose, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Ravi Kumar Sawhney, Calabasas, CA (US);
Timothy Mark Nugent, Venice, CA (US);
John Frank Zinni, Capistrano Beach, CA (US);
Forrest F. Wing, Des Moines, IA (US);
Michael J. Eveland, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Todd E. Kniffen, Williamsburg, IA (US);
Thomas E. Gose, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Ravi Kumar Sawhney, Calabasas, CA (US);
Timothy Mark Nugent, Venice, CA (US);
John Frank Zinni, Capistrano Beach, CA (US);
Maytag Corporation, Newton, IA (US);
Abstract
An appliance, such as a refrigerator, is provided with a door handle with colored caps for covering the door handle fasteners. The caps are exchangeable with other caps having different colors, as chosen by the consumer. The refrigerator also includes storage buckets, shelves and drawers with colored trim pieces which are exchangeable with different colored trim pieces, as well as a water dispenser having a colored actuation button and a colored sump tray, both of which can be exchanged with different colored buttons and trays.