Appliance door assembly
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1. A laundry treating appliance comprising:
- a cabinet defining an interior having a front access opening;
a drum provided in the interior defining a treating chamber accessible through the access opening; and
a three-way door assembly selectively opening/closing the access opening, and comprising;
a first door pivotable about a left-side vertical axis defining a first way of opening and a right-side vertical axis defining a second way of opening; and
a second door provided within and partially forming the first door, and pivotable about a horizontal axis defining a third way of opening,wherein a user can open the three-way door assembly in any of the first way of opening, the second way of opening, or the third way of opening at the user'"'"'s preference without mechanically altering the door to enable opening in the first, second, and third ways of opening.
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Abstract
A laundry appliance including a chassis with a cabinet enclosing an interior of the appliance. A tub is provided within the appliance defining a liquid chamber. A drum is provided in the liquid chamber defining a treating chamber for treating articles according to a cycle of operation. The treating chamber can be enclosed by a door, selectively openable by a user to access the treating chamber. The door can be selectively opened in three different ways.
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1. A laundry treating appliance comprising:
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a cabinet defining an interior having a front access opening; a drum provided in the interior defining a treating chamber accessible through the access opening; and a three-way door assembly selectively opening/closing the access opening, and comprising; a first door pivotable about a left-side vertical axis defining a first way of opening and a right-side vertical axis defining a second way of opening; and a second door provided within and partially forming the first door, and pivotable about a horizontal axis defining a third way of opening, wherein a user can open the three-way door assembly in any of the first way of opening, the second way of opening, or the third way of opening at the user'"'"'s preference without mechanically altering the door to enable opening in the first, second, and third ways of opening. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A laundry treating appliance comprising:
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a cabinet defining an interior having an access opening; a drum provided in the interior defining a treating chamber accessible through the access opening; and a door assembly selectively opening/closing the access opening, and comprising; a first door pivotable about a first axis defining a first way of opening and a second axis defining a second way of opening, which is different from the first axis; and a second door provided within and partially forming the first door, and pivotable about a third axis defining a third way of opening, which is different from the first and second axes; wherein the door assembly is openable about the first way of opening, the second way of opening, and the third way of opening to define a three-way operational door configuration without requiring a user to mechanically alter the door to enable opening in the first, second, and third way of opening. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. A three-way door assembly for opening/closing an appliance in three directions, and including a cabinet defining an interior including an access opening for accessing the interior, the three-way door assembly comprising:
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a first door selectively pivotable about both of a left-side vertical axis and a right-side vertical axis; and a second door provided within the first door and pivotable about a horizontal axis; wherein the three-way door assembly is selectively openable in three directions about any of the left-side vertical axis, the right-side vertical axis, and the horizontal axis without requiring a user to mechanically alter the door. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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