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

Claim 16:
17. A sliding and connecting device configured to slidably secure a cabinet panel to an appliance door comprising:
a rail element; and
a sliding element having (i) a first flat portion and (ii) a second flat portion, the second flat portion having a first cross-sectional hollow profile and a second cross-sectional hollow profile intersecting the first cross-sectional hollow profile, wherein (a) the first cross-sectional hollow profile extends from a first edge to a second edge of the sliding element, (b) the first edge and the second edge each define openings to the first cross-sectional hollow profile, (c) the second cross-sectional hollow profile extends from a third edge to a fourth edge of the sliding element, (d) the third edge and the fourth edge each define openings to second cross-sectional hollow profile, (e) the first edge and second edge are each substantially perpendicular to the third edge and the fourth edge, and (f) each of the first and second cross-sectional hollow profiles are configured to engage and slide along a matching cross-sectional profile formed on the rail element.