18920247. DOOR LOCK (Illinois Tool Works Inc.)

DOOR LOCK

Organization Name

Illinois Tool Works Inc.

Inventor(s)

Bojan Bicic of Srpenica SI

Joze Lavrencic of Kobarid SI

DOOR LOCK

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18920247 titled 'DOOR LOCK

Original Abstract Submitted

A door locking device for a door of a household appliance includes a door sensing contact having an engaged configuration and a disengaged configuration, a sensing pin configured to activate the disengaged configuration of the door sensing contact when the door is opened, a main power contact having an engaged configuration and a disengaged configuration, a cut-out trigger configured to activate the disengaged configuration of the main power contact when the door is open, a cut-out pin configured to disengage the main power contact and the door sensing contact when the door is forcibly opened, a locking pin moveable between a door-locked and a door-unlocked position.