Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Articulated sealing surface
- Patent Title (中): 铰接密封面
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Application No.: US12508659Application Date: 2009-07-24
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Publication No.: US08172346B2Publication Date: 2012-05-08
- Inventor: Cory Jerome Tafoya , Bryan W. Snider , Rebecca Eakins
- Applicant: Cory Jerome Tafoya , Bryan W. Snider , Rebecca Eakins
- Applicant Address: US NY Schenectady
- Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Schenectady
- Agency: Global Patent Operation
- Agent Douglas D. Zhang
- Main IPC: A47B96/04
- IPC: A47B96/04 ; A47B95/00 ; A47B96/00

Abstract:
An appliance including a housing have an opening, a drawer having a front side and a back side, the drawer being configured for insertion into the opening, a drawer face coupled to the front side, the drawer face having a gasket circumscribing the drawer face and at least one dimension of the drawer face is smaller than a respective dimension of the opening so as to form a gap between the drawer face and the opening on at least one side of the drawer face, and a transom pivotally mounted to the drawer, the transom being configured to substantially bridge the gap between the drawer face and the opening and sealingly engage the gasket when the drawer is in a closed position.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110018413A1 ARTICULATED SEALING SURFACE Public/Granted day:2011-01-27
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