Patent ID: 11927385
Assignee: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC F  E | IPC F

Claim 10:
11. A sliding and connecting device comprising:
a rail element; and
a sliding element, wherein (i) the sliding element has a first flat portion configured to be fastened to an edge of an appliance door, (ii) the sliding element has a second flat portion configured to cooperate with the rail element, (iii) the second flat portion having opposing inner and outer surfaces, (iv) the inner surface is configured to be disposed along a front surface of the appliance door, (v) the outer surface defines a first channel and a second channel intersecting the first channel, (vi) each of the first and second channels are sized to receive the rail element, (vii) the first channel extends from a first edge to a second edge of the sliding element, (viii) the first edge and the second edge each define openings to the first channel, (ix) the second channel extends from a third edge to a fourth edge of the sliding element, (x) the third edge and the fourth edge each define openings to the second channel, (xi) the first edge and second edge are each substantially perpendicular to the third edge and the fourth edge, and (xii) the rail element is configured to be disposed within the first channel or the second channel such that the sliding element slidably engages the rail element.