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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2013
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Ross Benson Wehner, Austin, TX (US);
Ronald Scott Tarr, Louisville, KY (US);
Raymond James VanAssche, Louisville, KY (US);
Joseph Emil Gormley, Louisville, KY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47B 96/04 (2006.01); A47B 95/02 (2006.01); A47B 57/00 (2006.01); A47B 95/00 (2006.01); F25D 25/02 (2006.01); A47B 96/00 (2006.01); F25D 23/02 (2006.01); A47B 88/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D 23/028 (2013.01); A47B 2210/175 (2013.01); A47B 2088/0081 (2013.01); F25D 25/025 (2013.01); A47B 96/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
An appliance is provided. The appliance includes a cabinet that defines a chamber. A container is received within the chamber. A biasing member is configured for urging the container upwardly along a vertical direction. By urging the container upwardly, the biasing member can lift the container and facilitate access to the container.