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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2013
Filed:
May. 09, 2012
Applicants:
John M. Hunnell, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Jason S. Sabel, Berrien Springs, MI (US);
James R. Sawyer, Monticello, IN (US);
Inventors:
John M. Hunnell, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Jason S. Sabel, Berrien Springs, MI (US);
James R. Sawyer, Monticello, IN (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47B 47/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An appliance cabinet, such as a laundry treating appliance cabinet, having a chassis and a cover removably mounted to the chassis, and a labyrinth coupler connecting the cover and the chassis, wherein the coupler is physically configured to define a path requiring a specific sequence of movements between the cover and the chassis to couple or uncouple the cover from the chassis.