Patent ID: 11930984
Assignee: HAIER US APPLIANCE SOLUTIONS, INC.
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A  E | IPC A  E

Claim 0:
1. A dishwashing appliance defining a mutually-orthogonal vertical direction, lateral direction, and transverse direction, the dishwashing appliance comprising:
a cabinet defining a wash chamber for the receipt of articles for washing, the cabinet extending laterally between a pair of opposing lateral sides;
a tub disposed inside the cabinet and defining a front opening;
a door rotatably positioned at the front opening and providing selective access to the wash chamber of the cabinet;
a spring linkage biasing the door toward a closed position, the spring linkage extending from a first end to a second end, the first end being mounted to the cabinet, the second end including a fastener selectively attached to the door; and
a bent linkage latch extending laterally from the cabinet at one of the pair of opposing lateral sides below the door along the vertical direction, the bent linkage latch defining a vertically open latch channel to selectively receive the spring linkage when the fastener is detached from the door,
wherein the spring linkage defines a recess notch complementary to the vertically open latch channel to be received therein.