Patent ID: 11913266
Assignee: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E  D | IPC D  E

Claim 10:
11. A household appliance, comprising:
a cabinet defining an interior;
a drum located within the interior and at least partially defining a treating chamber for receiving an article for treatment;
a latch coupled to the cabinet and projecting therefrom;
a locking member coupled to the cabinet; and
a door assembly coupled to the cabinet to selectively open and close the treating chamber, the door assembly comprising:
a door frame pivotally mounted to the cabinet and movable between an open position and a closed position;
a catch mechanism within the door frame and configured to receive the latch 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;

wherein the latch is configured to extend through the aperture of the unitary body and be retained by the catch mechanism when the door frame is in the closed position; and
wherein the locking member is configured to retain the lock projection for locking the door assembly when the door frame is in the closed position.