Patent ID: 11866970
Assignee: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E  D | IPC D  E

Claim 0:
1. A fabric treatment machine comprising:
a cabinet housing;
a lid enabling access inside the cabinet;
a drum positioned inside the cabinet housing;
a panel on the cabinet housing including an opening for receiving the lid;
at least one hinge spacer coupled with the panel for receiving a shaft of a slow closing a hinge for the lid; and
the at least one hinge spacer including a socket portion and a flange portion, the socket portion is retained in an aperture in the panel via an interference fit, the socket portion including a bore having at least one flat side for receiving a mating shaft from the slow closing hinge, the hinge shaft having at least one flat surface, and the flange portion covering the aperture in the panel.