US 11,940,154 B2
Wall oven door gasket clip
Frank Jacob Hellwig, East Ridge, TN (US); and Mahesh Racha, Hyderabad (IN)
Assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed by Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed on May 18, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/323,021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0373188 A1, Nov. 24, 2022
Int. Cl. F24C 15/02 (2006.01); F16B 2/20 (2006.01)
CPC F24C 15/021 (2013.01) [F16B 2/20 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An oven appliance comprising:
a cabinet defining a cooking chamber to receive items to be cooked, the cooking chamber comprising a top wall, a bottom wall, a rear wall, and opposing sidewalls, the top wall, bottom wall, and sidewalls collectively forming a perimeter defining a front opening to the cooking chamber;
a door pivotably attached to the cabinet, wherein the door pivots between an open position and a closed position and the door covers the front opening of the cooking chamber when the door is in the closed position;
a braided gasket, wherein the braided gasket is positioned between the oven door and the front face of the perimeter when the oven door is in the closed position;
a gasket clip for attaching the braided gasket to the oven appliance, wherein the gasket clip comprises
a head for attaching the braided gasket to the oven appliance;
a body at least partially contained within the braided gasket, the body being substantially perpendicular to the head and further comprising a main body portion and a transition portion connecting the head to the main body; and
a leg extending from an end of the main body, wherein the leg overlaps with the transition portion of the body.