Title:
LAUNDRY APPLIANCE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2001071087
Kind Code:
B1
Abstract:
A laundry appliance (10) comprises an outer casing (12), an interior container (34) mounted inside the outer casing (12) and defining an interior space for containing laundry, an opening provided in the outer casing (12) and the interior container (34) for allowing laundry to be introduced to the interior space, a door (26) mounted on the outer casing (12) or on the interior container (34) by way of a hinge (28) and arranged so as to close the opening, characterised in that the hinge (28) comprises at least one resilient portion (28m) whereby the door (26) is releasable from the appliance (10) in a snap-fit manner. This ensures that, if a force is applied to the door (26) by the user, the door (26) will easily disengage before damaging forces are transmitted to the components of the hinge (28).
Inventors:
FITTON NICHOLAS GERALD (GB)
ROBERTS IAIN (GB)
ROBERTS IAIN (GB)
Application Number:
PCT/GB2001/000706
Publication Date:
November 29, 2001
Filing Date:
February 21, 2001
Export Citation:
Assignee:
DYSON LTD (GB)
FITTON NICHOLAS GERALD (GB)
ROBERTS IAIN (GB)
FITTON NICHOLAS GERALD (GB)
ROBERTS IAIN (GB)
International Classes:
D06F39/14; E05D7/10; (IPC1-7): D06F39/14
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