Porthole door for a front-loading laundry appliance, such as a washing machine, a washer-dryer machine, or a laundry dryer

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PATENT NO 8616030
APP PUB NO 20080028804A1
SERIAL NO

11828560

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A porthole door for a front-loading laundry appliance includes a door glass, a frame and a centering device. The door glass is curved inward toward an inside of the appliance. The frame includes an inner ring and a cover ring. The centering device is disposed on the frame and configured to bear resiliently against a peripheral edge of the door glass so as to provide a radial force acting on the door glass via the peripheral edge at various locations. The radial force brings the door glass into a centered position within the frame.

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MIELE & CIE KG33332 GÜTERSLOH

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hoppe, Holger Beckum, DE 26 161
Kempe, Joerg Guetersloh, DE 3 43

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