US Patent Issued to Whirlpool on July 15 for "Latch on tub" (Polish Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,357,148, issued on July 15, was assigned to Whirlpool Corp. (Benton Harbor, Mich.).

"Latch on tub" was invented by Michal Janusz Dabal (Pruszowice, Poland).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A washer appliance includes a body that extends vertically between a top surface and a bottom surface and a front face that defines an opening into an internal chamber. A door is mounted to the body and is selectively moveable relative to the front face between an open position and a closed position. A locking assembly retains the door in the closed position. The locking assembly includes a striker and a latch. The striker is connected to the door and inc...