US 11,656,023 B2
Handle assembly
Supreeth Pendyala, Telangana (IN)
Assigned to Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US)
Filed by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION, Benton Harbor, MI (US)
Filed on Mar. 30, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/708,787.
Application 17/708,787 is a continuation of application No. 16/733,968, filed on Jan. 3, 2020, granted, now 11,300,351.
Prior Publication US 2022/0221217 A1, Jul. 14, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. E05B 1/00 (2006.01); F25D 23/02 (2006.01)
CPC F25D 23/028 (2013.01) [E05B 1/0015 (2013.01); F25D 2323/02 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A handle assembly for an appliance, comprising:
an elongate arcuate body that includes a grasping portion having a first internal support rib and a forward wall having a second internal support rib, the elongate arcuate body further defining a hollow profile;
an insert disposed within the hollow profile, the insert including at least one slot that receives at least one of the first internal support rib and the second internal support rib;
an end cap operably coupled to an end of the elongate arcuate body; and
at least one groove defined at least in part by the forward wall.