Patent ID: 11946309
Assignee: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC E  F | IPC E  F

Claim 0:
1. A cooking appliance, comprising:
a cabinet having a front panel, wherein the front panel defines as access opening;
a door hingedly coupled with the cabinet and configured to selectively cover the access opening;
a bumper coupled to one of the door and front panel, the bumper comprising:
a cap defining an interior and including a disc-shaped upper portion at an end thereof;
at least one flange coupled to an annular outer sidewall of the cap, wherein the at least one flange lies in a first plane which intersects with a second plane defined by the disc-shaped upper portion of the cap, further wherein the at least one flange comprises a first end and a second end and the second end is spaced further from the disc-shaped upper portion of the cap than the first end;
a stop disposed at an end of the at least one flange, the stop extending from a body of the flange toward the disc-shaped upper portion;
a through-hole defined by the cap, the through-hole having a diameter less than a diameter of the interior; and
a fastener having a shaft and a head, the head having an elastomeric cover, wherein the shaft is disposed within the through-hole and the head is disposed within the interior when the bumper is in a mounted state.