Dishwasher bottom door seal

Abstract

A door panel assembly for a dishwasher includes an inner door panel having a formation extending therefrom, and a seal member having a head portion and an opening therethrough. The opening receives the formation and attaches the seal member to the formation.

1 . a door panel assembly for a dishwasher, said door assembly comprising: 
 a panel comprising a formation depending therefrom; and    a seal member comprising a head portion and an opening therein complementary in shape to said formation, said formation received in said opening.    
     
     
         2 . A door panel assembly in accordance with  claim 1  wherein said formation comprises a boot portion.  
     
     
         3 . A door panel assembly in accordance with  claim 1 , said seal member further comprising a flap portion extending from said head portion.  
     
     
         4 . A door panel assembly in accordance with  claim 1 , said formation and said seal member adapted for slide on installation of said seal member to said door.  
     
     
         5 . A door panel assembly in accordance with  claim 4 , said panel further comprising a barrier portion extending from said panel in a spaced apart relationship to said formation.  
     
     
         6 . A door panel assembly in accordance with  claim 1  wherein said door panel comprises an inner door panel.  
     
     
         7 . A door panel assembly in accordance with  claim 6  wherein said formation depends from a bottom portion of said door panel.  
     
     
         8 . A door panel assembly for a dishwasher, said door panel assembly comprising: 
 an inner door panel comprising a formation extending therefrom; and    a seal member comprising a head portion and an opening therethrough, said opening receiving said formation and attaching said seal member to said formation.    
     
     
         9 . A door panel assembly in accordance with  claim 8  wherein said formation comprises a boot portion, said boot portion comprising a flat rear edge.  
     
     
         10 . A door panel assembly in accordance with  claim 9 , said boot portion further comprising a heel portion extending from said rear edge.  
     
     
         11 . A door panel assembly in accordance with  claim 10 , said boot portion comprising a curved arch portion extending from said heel.  
     
     
         12 . A door panel assembly in accordance with  claim 8 , said inner door panel further comprising a barrier portion extending therefrom in a spaced apart relationship to said formation.  
     
     
         13 . A door panel assembly in accordance with  claim 8  wherein said formation extends from a bottom portion of said inner panel.  
     
     
         14 . A door panel assembly comprising: 
 a panel comprising a bottom portion, a formation extending therefrom, and a barrier portion extending therefrom in a spaced apart relationship to said formation; and    a seal member comprising a head portion and a flap portion extending from said head portion, said head portion comprising an opening therethrough for receiving said formation, said head portion engaged to said formation.    
     
     
         15 . A door panel assembly in accordance with  claim 14  wherein said seal member is adapted for slide on engagement with said formation.  
     
     
         16 . A door panel assembly in accordance with  claim 15  wherein said formation comprises a boot portion.  
     
     
         17 . A door panel assembly in accordance with  claim 16  wherein said boot comprises a flat edge extending substantially parallel to said barrier portion.  
     
     
         18 . A door panel assembly comprising: 
 a door panel comprising a boot-shaped formation depending therefrom; and    a seal member comprising a head portion comprising a boot-shaped opening therethrough, said boot-shaped opening fitted to said boot-shaped formation.    
     
     
         19 . A door panel assembly in accordance with  claim 18  wherein said boot-shaped formation depends from a bottom portion of said panel.  
     
     
         20 . A door panel assembly in accordance with  claim 18  wherein said seal member further comprises a flap portion extending from said head portion.