Patent ID: 7770330
Filing Date: 2010-08-10
Classification: A47L,D06F,E06B,F25D

Abstract:
1. A method of opening a door for an appliance, the door having an inner liner, a front surface, and a lower surface, the method comprising: while rotating the door about a pivot point in a first direction, translating the door from a closed position to a first intermediate position, the pivot point being translated along an X direction away from the appliance by an amount Δx while rotating the door further about the pivot point in the first direction, translating the door from the first intermediate position to a second intermediate position, the pivot point being translated along the X direction away from the appliance by an amount Δx while rotating the door further about the pivot point in the first direction, translating the door from the second intermediate position to an opened position, the pivot point being translated along the X direction away from the appliance by an amount Δx