US 12,466,627 B2
Handle clip with creep prevention features for securing an appliance handle in transport
Pirapat Kitipongpatana, Louisville, KY (US); and Aldo Vincent Kremmel, Palmyra, IN (US)
Assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed by Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed on Nov. 14, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/508,660.
Prior Publication US 2025/0153917 A1, May 15, 2025
Int. Cl. B65D 81/05 (2006.01); A47L 15/42 (2006.01); B65D 85/68 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 81/05 (2013.01) [A47L 15/4268 (2013.01); B65D 85/68 (2013.01); B65D 2585/6815 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A handle clip for securing an appliance handle during shipping, the handle clip comprising:
a mount segment securable to the appliance handle;
a support segment extending from the mount segment away from the appliance handle; and
a connection segment joined to the support segment for receipt on a wire frame, the connection segment comprising:
a rigid tab comprising a rigid body, a groove shelf, and a gusset, the rigid body extending downward relative to the support segment, the groove shelf extending from the rigid body away from the support segment, and the gusset provided between the rigid body and the groove shelf;
a clamp tab longitudinally spaced apart from the rigid tab, the clamp tab comprising a clamp body and a forked lower groove wall, the clamp body extending downward relative to the support segment, the forked lower groove wall extending from the clamp body toward the rigid tab; and
a resilient arc joint extending from the rigid tab to the clamp tab,
wherein the clamp tab defines a receiving slot to receive the gusset therethrough,
wherein the clamp tab is selectively deflectable relative to the rigid tab, and
wherein the connection segment defines a wire groove to receive the wire frame between the rigid tab and the clamp tab.