Fastening assembly for a thin-walled part of an appliance

A fastening assembly for an appliance, the fastening assembly defining an axial direction and a radial direction, the fastening assembly comprising:

• a wall defining an engagement hole;
• a tab connected to the wall and having a rim defining a clearance hole, the tab being folded over onto the wall such that the clearance hole is in communication with the engagement hole of the wall, the tab extends between a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end of the tab being connected to the wall and the distal end being a free end, the tab defines one or more relief cutouts at the proximal end of the tab;
• and
• a screw having a head, a shank extending from the head, and threads extending along at least a portion of the shank, the shank of the screw being driven into and received by the clearance hole of the tab and the engagement hole of the wall such that the threads of the screw engage the wall and cause a portion of material of the wall to extrude into the clearance hole of the tab along the axial direction and so that the rim supports the portion of material of the wall along the radial direction.