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Door assembly for use in a home appliance

US-7357467-B2

Abstract

A door assembly is made up of a door provided in a cabinet of a home appliance, such as a dishwasher, and a door handle for operating the door. The door assembly includes a door, installed in the cabinet, having an exterior surface; a door handle, affixed to the door at the exterior surface of the door, for manually operating the door; and at least one door handle coupler, fixed to the door handle and detachably fixed to the door. The door handle coupler has a pair of axially arranged coupling devices, including a first coupling device for fixing the at least one door handle coupler to the door handle, and a second coupling device for detachably coupling the at least one door handle coupler with the door. The door handle is affixed to the door by receiving an insertion of the first coupling device to a predetermined depth. The door has an interior surface, opposing the exterior surface, for preventing an escape of the second coupling device. The door assembly is particularly adapted for use in a dishwasher.

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