HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE HAVING A LATCH RETAINER FOR AN ALL GLASS INNER DOOR
First Claim
1. A household cooking appliance comprising:
- a housing having an oven chamber accessible through an opening, the opening having a seal surrounding a perimeter of the opening;
a door covering the opening and moveable about a hinge between an open position and a closed position, the door including a door skin forming an outer surface of the door and a full glass inner panel forming an inner surface of the door, the full glass inner panel abutting the seal when the door is in a closed position;
a latch retainer coupled to the door skin; and
an oven lock moveable between a lock position in which the oven lock engages the latch retainer and locks the door in the closed position during a self-cleaning process, and an unlock position in which the oven lock is disengaged from the latch retainer.
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Abstract
A household cooking appliance including a housing having an oven chamber accessible through an opening. The opening has a seal surrounding a perimeter of the opening. A door covers the opening and is moveable about a hinge between an open position and a closed position. The door includes a door skin forming an outer surface of the door and a full glass inner panel forming an inner surface of the door. The full glass inner panel abuts the seal when the door is in a closed position. A latch retainer is coupled to the door skin and an oven lock is moveable between a lock position in which the oven lock engages the latch retainer and locks the door in the closed position during a self-cleaning process, and an unlock position in which the oven lock is disengaged from the latch retainer.
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25 Claims
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1. A household cooking appliance comprising:
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a housing having an oven chamber accessible through an opening, the opening having a seal surrounding a perimeter of the opening; a door covering the opening and moveable about a hinge between an open position and a closed position, the door including a door skin forming an outer surface of the door and a full glass inner panel forming an inner surface of the door, the full glass inner panel abutting the seal when the door is in a closed position; a latch retainer coupled to the door skin; and an oven lock moveable between a lock position in which the oven lock engages the latch retainer and locks the door in the closed position during a self-cleaning process, and an unlock position in which the oven lock is disengaged from the latch retainer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A household cooking appliance comprising:
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a housing having an oven chamber accessible through an opening, the opening having a seal surrounding a perimeter of the opening; a door covering the opening and moveable about a hinge between an open position and a closed position, the door including a door skin forming an outer surface of the door and a full glass inner panel forming an inner surface of the door, the full glass inner panel abutting the seal when the door is in a closed position; and means for locking the door in a closed position during a self-cleaning process.
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