Charles E. Warner - Troy OH Ronald D. Schaefer - West Milton OH Donald H. Blackburn - Brookville OH Darryl W. Bernard - Dayton OH Charles L. Logan - Fairfield OH
Assignee:
Premark FEG Corporation - Wilmington DE
International Classification:
B08B 1500
US Classification:
134 57D
Abstract:
A torsion bar assembly for a dishwasher door having a stainless steel torsion bar enclosed in an elongated stainless steel tube such that the bar rotates within the tube as the door is moved between an open and a closed position. One end of the bar and tube are fixedly disposed in a rectangular boss which is fixedly attached to the dishwasher door; and a second end of the tube and bar are releasably disposed in a cylindrical boss which is welded to a door hinge. The bosses are attached on opposite sides of the interior door panel, so that the torsion bar extends substantially the width of the door. The torsion bar is protected from water by the corrosion-resistant tube, and by a pair of quad-rings which are disposed in recesses in the cylindrical boss. The quad-rings prevent water from seeping through the boss and reaching the torsion bar. When the ends of the torsion bar are disposed in the bosses, the bar is spaced within the tube to permit the bar to rotate independently of the tube.
Donna Masters, David Campbell, Ruthie Deck, Danny Mayfield, Terry Douglas, Monica Bollinger, Suzanne Rives, Susana Conrad, John Dyle, Jacquelyn Filer, Larry Cook
University of Nebraska at Lincoln Lincoln NE 1960-1964
Community:
Myrtie Munger, Saad Elfaki, Vernon Fry, Marsha Brosius, Ron Muhleisen, Sara Rankin, Sharon Mccormick, Donna Gentry, Joseph Rott, Don Fox, Duane Milius, Sonia Morales