Supports: cabinet structure – Knockdown or setup type – Adjacent walls rigidly interlocked
Patent
1998-01-21
2000-07-11
Wilkens, Janet M.
Supports: cabinet structure
Knockdown or setup type
Adjacent walls rigidly interlocked
3122655, 312406, A47B 4700
Patent
active
060861746
ABSTRACT:
An appliance cabinet comprises an inner support frame having a plurality of panels releasably attached thereto for providing complete access to inner working components of the appliance needing maintenance or repair. Removable pre-painted colored panels having smooth inwardly molded edges cover the entire exterior of the appliance cabinet. Side panels include hem slots for receiving hemmed edges of a front panel, thereby interlocking side and front panels together. Similarly, side panels include tab slots for receiving tabs of a rear panel, thereby interlocking side and rear panels together. Side panels additionally include brackets which correspondingly overlap with threaded apertures in the rear panel for screwably securing side and rear panels to the support frame. The front panel also includes a plurality of fasteners which are releasably joined to the support frame. Individual panels can therefore be selectively removed without unnecessary removal of other panels. The removable panels may easily be substituted with panels of another color to conform to a changing interior decor.
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Graves Molli E.
Graves William B.
Thompson Jeffrey L.
Wilkens Janet M.
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