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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2005
Applicant:
Randall W. Calmeise, Louisville, KY (US);
Inventor:
Randall W. Calmeise, Louisville, KY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47B 95/02 (2006.01); F26B 11/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A front face for an appliance that is one of a washing machine and a clothes dryer includes a door panel having a transparent window defined thereon, a door handle including a handle body having an inner surface, an outer surface, and two end portions. The handle is coupled to the door panel and is configured such that a portion of the handle does not contact the door panel and defines an opening between the inner surface of the handle body and the door panel.