Under-the-cabinet appliance having a unitary mounting bracket an

Details Under-the-cabinet appliance having a unitary mounting bracket an Under-the-cabinet appliance having a unitary mounting bracket an

1995-05-22

1997-10-14

Cuomo, Peter M.

Supports: cabinet structure

Mounted on wall, ceiling or spaced panels

24822022, 31235112, A47F 508

Patent

active

056764405

ABSTRACT:
An under-the-cabinet appliance includes a housing for operating parts of the appliance having a front wall, a rear wall, and a pair of side walls. Each sidewall has an outwardly-opening groove extending from the front wall toward the rear wall. Each groove also has a forward end opening to the front wall. A mounting bracket has a pair of bracket arms having mutually-confronting support rails that project from the bracket arms. The support rails are configured to be slidably received by the grooves so that the housing may be assembled on the mounting bracket by orienting the housing so that the forward ends of the grooves are aligned with rearward ends of the rails and then moving the housing forwardly relative to the mounting bracket. To facilitate assembly, the rails and grooves are tapered so that they decrease in height from their forward ends to their rearward ends. Additionally, the bracket arms also have outwardly-facing surfaces that are coplanar with outwardly-facing surfaces of the housing when the appliance is assembled on the mounting bracket.

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Photocopy showing front and side panels of carton for Proctor-Silex C4434 can opener publicly displayed and/or offered for sale by the appliant's assignee within one year prior to May 22, 1995.
18 Photograph Prepared for Purposes of This Information Disclosure Statement Showing a Presto "Above All" Can Opener.
Catalog Front & Rear Cover and pp. 198-199, Published By Best Products Co., Inc., 1990, Showing Several Prior Art Under the Counter Appliances.
1993/94 Product Catalog, front and rear cover and p. 26, published by Hamilton Beach/Proctor-Silex, Inc., showing Model No. C4434 under-the-cabinet can opener.
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Copy of instruction manual pacneged with Presto "Above All" can opener.
Product Catalog, front and rear covers and p. 6, published by Hamilton Beach/Procter-Silex, Inc., admitted to be prior art, showing Model No. 76400 under-the-cabinet can opener.
See accompanying Information Disclosure Statement regarding prior public display and sale of can openers by applicant's assignee.

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