Patent ID: 8732910

Claim:
A handle assembly configured for mounting to a wall of an appliance, the handle assembly defining normal, lateral, and transverse directions that are orthogonal to each other, the handle assembly comprising: a receptacle for positioning along an interior side of the wall of the appliance, the receptacle comprising: a receptacle cavity defined at least in part by a pair of opposing side walls that are spaced apart along the lateral direction and extend along the normal direction; at least one receptacle locking member projecting from one of the opposing side walls into the receptacle cavity along the lateral direction and defining a receptacle locking surface that extends along a transverse direction and a receptacle guiding surface that extends along the normal direction; and a handle for positioning along an exterior side of the wall of the appliance, the handle comprising a base; a key that extends from the base along the normal direction, through an aperture of the wall of the appliance, and into the receptacle cavity; the key comprising a distal end spaced apart from the base along the normal direction and further comprising a key locking member projecting along the lateral direction from the distal end of the key, the key locking member defining a key locking surface that extends along the transverse direction and a key guiding surface that extends along the normal direction, wherein the key locking surface is positioned substantially parallel to, and in contact with, the receptacle locking surface when the handle is installed into the receptacle.