Hinge system for touchless commercial appliances

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11814777
APP PUB NO 20220298713A1
SERIAL NO

17208741

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A contactless laundry treating apparatus may include a cabinet having a front panel defining an access opening configured to receive laundry items, door attached to the front panel via a hinge assembly, where the hinge assembly may include a hydraulic system arranged on an interior of the front panel within the cabinet configured to engage with a connecting hook arranged within the door to selectively apply an outward force on the connecting hook to open the door and an inward force on the connecting hook to close the door.

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WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION2000 NORTH M-63 BENTON HARBOR MI 49022

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Arankalle, Mayuresh P Pune, IN 1 1
Attar, Mohsin M Kolhapur, IN 8 4
Kshirsagar, Ameya S Pune, IN 4 6
Kumar, Sagar Beawar, IN 17 41
Patil, Vivek Mansing Sangli, IN 3 1
Saha, Manish Pune, IN 2 1

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