Patent ID: 11959220
Assignee: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC D | IPC D

Claim 0:
1. A laundry treating appliance comprising:
a cabinet defining an interior;
a drum located within the interior and defining a treating chamber; and
a door assembly coupled to the cabinet to selectively open and close the treating chamber and at least partially defining the treating chamber when the door assembly is in a closed condition, the door assembly comprising:
an intermediate door having a front surface and a rear surface and defining an opening, the intermediate door having at least one cover hook opening;
a user interface mounted to the intermediate door;
a door cover adjacent the front surface of the intermediate door and overlying the user interface, the door cover having at least one door cover hook engaging the at least one cover hook opening;
a rear door adjacent the rear surface of the intermediate door;
a trim element provided about at least a periphery of the intermediate door;
a door window mounted to the rear door and overlying the opening;
a plurality of posts provided on one of the intermediate door or the trim element; and

a plurality of receiving openings provided on an other of the intermediate door or the trim element, the plurality of posts being received within the plurality of receiving openings, wherein the plurality of posts are thermally deformed and create a plurality of caps that secure the trim element to the intermediate door.