Patent ID: 8127464

Claim:
A household appliance comprising: a housing having an opening for accessing an interior of the housing; a tub disposed inside the housing, the tub having a rotating drum therein for receiving laundry through the opening; and a door assembly having a see-through portion for viewing into the tub, the door assembly being pivotably coupled to the housing and movable between an open position for accessing the opening of the housing and a closed position for closing the opening of the housing, wherein the door assembly includes: a door frame; and a front ring coupled directly or indirectly to the door frame, wherein the front ring includes: a front face having an outside edge and an inside edge, wherein the inside edge defines an opening in the front face that substantially corresponds to the see-through portion of the door; and a recessed rear face on an opposite side of the front ring from the front face, wherein the recessed rear face includes a handle portion extending around at least a portion of the front ring.