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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2015
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Cory Blaine Shoup, Louisville, KY (US);
Justin Paul Mudd, Louisville, KY (US);
Dale Eugene Anderson, Louisville, KY (US);
Assignee:
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 15/42 (2006.01); E05D 7/10 (2006.01); A47L 15/23 (2006.01); A47L 15/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 15/4261 (2013.01); A47L 15/23 (2013.01); A47L 15/4221 (2013.01); A47L 15/4225 (2013.01); A47L 15/4246 (2013.01); A47L 15/4251 (2013.01); A47L 15/4259 (2013.01); A47L 15/4293 (2013.01); A47L 15/502 (2013.01); A47L 15/507 (2013.01); E05D 7/1066 (2013.01); E05D 2007/1094 (2013.01);
Abstract
A dishwasher door hinge assembly and spring linkage device is disclosed that enables the spring linkage to be removed from the hinge while the door remains attached to the hinge assembly and to the appliance. This provides in-situ removal of the door from the appliance without requiring the unit to be removed from the cabinet. Both the hinge and the spring linkage have geometry that allow for separation while the appliance remains mounted in final installed state (in-situ).