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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2007
Applicants:
Richard A. Mccoy, Stevensville, MI (US);
Ameresh Viswanathan, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Christopher S. Moes, Stevensville, MI (US);
Inventors:
Richard A. McCoy, Stevensville, MI (US);
Ameresh Viswanathan, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Christopher S. Moes, Stevensville, MI (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G06F 3/02 (2006.01); A47B 96/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A modular system comprises an appliance conducting a useful cycle of operation, a consumer electronic device removably mounted to the appliance and having a display, and an adapter mounting the consumer electronic device to the appliance for movement between a first orientation, where the display is visible to a user, and a second orientation, where the display is concealed from the user.