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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2012
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Mark W. Baldwin, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Rexford W. Cordill, Granger, IN (US);
Marcus R. Fischer, Stevensville, MI (US);
Mike S. Hemry, Stevensville, MI (US);
Saadat Hussain, Houston, TX (US);
Duane M. Kobos, Laporte, IN (US);
Justin D. McIver, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Demetrius J. Schaaf, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Bryan M. Topp, Baroda, MI (US);
Barry E. Tuller, Stevensville, MI (US);
Ameresh B. Viswanathan, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Anthony B. Welsh, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Elizabeth A. Moit, Cleveland, TN (US);
Brett Dibkey, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A dishwasher includes a door with at least a first part and a second part. The first part may be pivotally mounted to the dishwasher. The second part may be configured to be coupled to the first part for cooperative pivoting of the first part and the second part in one mode of operation. The second part may also be configured to move independently of the first part in another mode of operation.