Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Flexible portion for a cover member of an appliance
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Application No.: US17162297Application Date: 2021-01-29
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Publication No.: US12091807B2Publication Date: 2024-09-17
- Inventor: Alexander B. Leibman , V V Anil Bhaskar Prasad Seereddy , Venkata Chakradhar Rangu , Aaron Daniel Abbott , Byron James Dollar , James Conrad Nickell
- Applicant: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US DE Wilmington
- Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US DE Wilmington
- Agency: Dority & Manning, P.A.
- Main IPC: D06F39/14
- IPC: D06F39/14 ; D06F23/04 ; D06F39/02 ; D06F58/20

Abstract:
An appliance includes at least one chamber accessible via an opening and a cover member for providing selective access to the opening. The cover member includes a flexible portion and a rigid portion. The flexible portion includes a plurality of elongated rib members and a flexible skin covering surrounding the plurality of elongated rib members. The plurality of elongated rib members aligned in a side-by-side configuration and secured together in a spatially consecutive arrangement. Thus, the flexible portion is movable with respect to the rigid portion between a flat, closed position that covers a portion of the opening and a curved, open position that exposes the portion of the opening.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220243386A1 FLEXIBLE PORTION FOR A COVER MEMBER OF AN APPLIANCE Public/Granted day:2022-08-04
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