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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2012
Colin T. Anderson, Granger, IN (US);
Michael K. Lindquist, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Shannon F. Pipik, Watervliet, MI (US);
Colin T. Anderson, Granger, IN (US);
Michael K. Lindquist, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Shannon F. Pipik, Watervliet, MI (US);
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A laundry treating appliance may include a tub and a rotatable drum defining a first access opening to the drum, a cabinet including a front wall having a second access opening aligned with the first access opening, a bellows extending between the front wall and the tub to form a fluid seal between the first and second access openings, and the bellows having a compliance portion to accommodate relative movement between the tub and the front wall, and a door movably mounted to the front wall having a planar window element and a projection extending from the planar window element, the projection having at least a portion overlying the compliance portion to retard an item of laundry from entering the compliance portion during rotation of the drum.