US 11,891,747 B2
Laundry appliance door assembly
Robert V. MacDonald, III, Simpsonville, KY (US); and Lucius Cole, Louisville, KY (US)
Assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed by Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed on May 3, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/735,305.
Prior Publication US 2023/0357979 A1, Nov. 9, 2023
Int. Cl. D06F 39/14 (2006.01); D06F 37/28 (2006.01)
CPC D06F 39/14 (2013.01) [D06F 37/28 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A laundry appliance, comprising:
a cabinet defining an opening;
a vessel mounted within the cabinet, the vessel accessible through the opening; and
a door assembly rotatably mounted to the cabinet at the opening, the door assembly rotatable between a closed position wherein the vessel is enclosed within the cabinet and an open position permitting access to the vessel through the opening, the door assembly comprising:
a frame;
a window in the frame;
a shield outbound of the window, the shield comprising a first plurality of locking tabs spaced around an outer circumference of the shield; and
a trim ring surrounding the shield, the trim ring comprising a second plurality of locking tabs spaced around an inner circumference of the trim ring, the shield and the trim ring coupled together by mutual engagement of the first plurality of locking tabs and the second plurality of locking tabs.