Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Appliance with transitioning door handles
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Application No.: US15843880Application Date: 2017-12-15
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Publication No.: US10563903B2Publication Date: 2020-02-18
- Inventor: Eric Scalf , Phillip C. Hombroek
- Applicant: Midea Group Co., Ltd.
- Applicant Address: CN Beijiao, Shunde, Foshan, Guangdong
- Assignee: MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee: MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: CN Beijiao, Shunde, Foshan, Guangdong
- Agency: Middleton Reutlinger
- Main IPC: F25D23/02
- IPC: F25D23/02 ; A47J37/06 ; A47L15/42 ; D06F39/14 ; F24C15/02

Abstract:
An appliance, e.g., a refrigerator, and method utilize a transitioning handle that is usable in both a recessed and an extended position. As an example, a refrigerator may include a housing that defines at least a food compartment, a door attached to the housing that provides access to the food compartment and includes an exterior surface and a handle recess extending inwardly from the exterior surface of the door, and a handle attached to the at least one door and movably mounted within the handle recess between a recessed position and an extended position, where the handle is manually grippable in both the recessed position and the extended position.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190186809A1 Appliance with Transitioning Door Handles Public/Granted day:2019-06-20
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