US Patent 7269981 Hook assembly for door in washing machine

A hook assembly for a door in a washing machine is provided having a decreased number of elements as well as more convenient assembly with respect to conventional apparatus. The hook assembly includes a pair of supporters directly extending from an insider of a doorframe of a washing machine, a shaft penetrating the supporters, a hook rotatably coupled to the shaft, wherein a head of the shaft penetrates the doorframe to be externally exposed, and an elastic member provided in the doorframe to give an elastic force to the hook.