| CPC A47L 15/4257 (2013.01) [E05B 1/0015 (2013.01); E05B 5/00 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
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1. A household appliance with a vertical, transverse, and lateral direction defined in relation to a door, each direction orthogonal to one another, the household appliance comprising:
a cabinet comprising a plurality of panels, the cabinet defining an internal chamber therein;
a door mounted on the cabinet to selectively restrict access to the internal chamber in a closed position, the door extending along the vertical direction in the closed position between a top lip and a bottom lip, the door comprising a front panel and an interior panel, the front panel and the interior panel defining a door cavity between the front panel and the interior panel, the front panel comprising a handle cavity edge, the front panel defining a handle cavity at the handle cavity edge, and the handle cavity edge comprising a plurality of flanges angled into the door cavity; and
a handle disposed in the handle cavity, the handle comprising an outer surface and an inner surface, the handle defining a recess extending into the door cavity between the front panel and the interior panel, the handle further comprising a plurality of snaps located on a periphery of the inner surface, one or more snaps of the plurality of snaps being lodged against one or more corresponding flanges of the plurality of flanges to attach the handle to the front panel of the door,
wherein the handle further comprises a plurality of notches, each snap of the plurality of snaps being adjacent to at least one notch of the plurality of notches to permit flex of each snap of the plurality of snaps.
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