US 11,913,266 B2
Door assembly for a household appliance
Ajinkya Sachindra Dhamdhere, Pune (IN); Ratul Maity, Howrah (IN); and Andrea Valeri, Fabriano (IT)
Assigned to Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US)
Filed by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION, Benton Harbor, MI (US)
Filed on Oct. 27, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/511,825.
Prior Publication US 2023/0129004 A1, Apr. 27, 2023
Int. Cl. E05C 3/12 (2006.01); D06F 37/42 (2006.01); D06F 39/14 (2006.01); E05B 65/00 (2006.01)
CPC E05C 3/12 (2013.01) [D06F 37/42 (2013.01); D06F 39/14 (2013.01); E05B 65/00 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A door assembly for an appliance, comprising:
a door frame configured to mount to a cabinet of the appliance and movable between an open position and a closed position;
a catch mechanism within the door frame and configured to receive a latch projecting from the cabinet when the door frame is in the closed position; and
a unitary body coupled to the door frame and comprising a lock projection projecting from the unitary body and an aperture at least partially forming the catch mechanism.