HANDLE FOR A HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE

• US 20110050062A1
• Filed: 07/02/2008
• Published: 03/03/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 07/04/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Arcelik Anonim Sirketi
• Original Assignee: Arcelik Anonim Sirketi
• Inventors: Kose, Ertugrul, Basesme, Tugrul
• Granted Patent: US 8,517,480 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 312/326
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 95/02 Handles similar handles for doors in general E05B1/0015

Abstract

The present invention relates to a household appliance (1) comprising a door (2) allowing access of the user inside, an outer panel (8) forming the surface of the door (2) in contact with the outside, preferably produced of a thin material like steel sheet, a handle (3) mounted on the outer panel (8), so that the user can hold to open, close the door (2) and one or more holes (9) on the outer panel (8), in the section wherein the handle (3) is to be mounted.

Claims

1. A household appliance (1) that comprises a door (2) for allowing access of the user inside, an outer panel (8) disposed on the door (2), a handle (3) mounted on the outer panel (8), so that the user can hold to open, close the door (2) and one or more holes (9) on the outer panel (8), in the section wherein the handle (3) is to be mounted and characterized by—

a pin (4) with a diameter greater than the diameter of the hole (9), one end secured on the handle (3), a step (6) on the end of the pin (4) with a diameter virtually the same as the diameter of the hole (9), whereon the outer panel (8) is seated and a groove (7) situated at the end of the step (6) with a diameter smaller than the diameter of the step (6) and a head (5) disposed at the end of the groove (7) that passes to the other side of the outer panel (8) by stretching while the handle (3) is mounted and -two wires (10, 100) disposed at the backside of the outer panel (8), positioned parallel to each other such that an opening remains there between and both of them partially covering the hole (9).

2. A household appliance (1) as in claim 1, characterized by wires (10, 100) made of different diameters from each other and resilient at different rates.

3. A household appliance (1) as in claim 1, characterized by a pin (4) having a diameter greater than the diameter of the hole (9), and that bears on the front surface of the outer panel (8).

4. A household appliance (1) as in claim 1, characterized by a step (6) with a width that is virtually equal to the wall thickness of the outer panel (8).

5. A household appliance (1) as in claim 1, characterized by a groove (7) with a width that is virtually equal to the diameter of the wire (10, 100).