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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2008
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2004
Michael R. Carey, Coloma, MI (US);
Darryl C. Bodine, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Jean Marc Grosbuis, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Moises Norena, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Matthew G. Czach, Holland, MI (US);
John H. Becker, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Frank L. Brunacci, Granger, IN (US);
Michael R. Carey, Coloma, MI (US);
Darryl C. Bodine, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Jean Marc Grosbuis, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Moises Norena, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Matthew G. Czach, Holland, MI (US);
John H. Becker, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Frank L. Brunacci, Granger, IN (US);
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A laundry appliance having a cabinet enclosing a laundry treating mechanism, the cabinet having an openable door in a vertical front face thereof, is provided with a shelf recessed in the cabinet and arranged to be extendable to a horizontal position in an embodiment a predetermined distance below the door sufficient to allow a laundry basket to be placed on the shelf when extended and to allow the door to be opened and closed with the basket on the extended shelf and in an embodiment to provide a step for a user.