CPC D06F 34/34 (2020.02) [D06F 39/12 (2013.01); D06F 2101/00 (2020.02); D06F 2105/58 (2020.02)] | 20 Claims |
1. A laundry treating appliance, comprising:
a chassis defining an interior and having at least a front wall, with the front wall having a component access port providing access to an internal component of the laundry treating appliance;
a closure having a bottom edge and selectively movable relative to the chassis between an opened position and a closed position; and
a panel coupled to the front wall and having a top edge underlying and vertically spaced from the bottom edge of the closure to define a gap therebetween, with the panel movable between a first position providing access to the component access port and a second position covering the component access port;
wherein the panel comprises a blind pocket handle accessible through the gap when the closure is in the closed position, the blind pocket handle comprising:
a shelf wall forming a bottom surface of the blind pocket handle and located below the top edge of the blind pocket handle; and
a first sidewall intersecting the shelf wall and projecting upwardly to the top edge; and
a magnet coupled to the panel and configured to magnetically engage the front wall when the closure is in the second position.
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