Upper plinth or top panel cover for domestic appliance
AssigneesBSH Home Appliances Corporation, BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
InventorsJoshua Wittes, Ashish Modi, Samuel Harward
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Abstract
A removable upper plinth or top panel structure for a domestic appliance, includes: an elongated plate-shaped cover for covering an access opening at a top portion of the domestic appliance; a plurality of attachment members disposed on the elongated plate-shaped cover for detachably mounting the elongated plate-shaped cover to the domestic appliance; and a plurality of tethers connected to the elongated plate-shaped cover, such that on condition that the elongated plate-shaped cover is detached from the domestic appliance to expose the access area, the elongated plate-shaped cover flips downward and hangs on the plurality of tethers.
Claims20
A removable upper plinth or top panel structure for a domestic appliance having a housing, comprising:
- an elongated plate-shaped cover for covering an access area at a top portion of the domestic appliance;
- a plurality of attachment clips extending rearward from a rear surface of the elongated plate-shaped cover for detachably mounting one or more of various electronic components to the elongated plate-shaped cover and for detachably securing the elongated plate-shaped cover to the housing of the domestic appliance;
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- a plurality of tethers connected to the domestic appliance and also connected to the elongated plate-shaped cover, such that on condition that the elongated plate-shaped cover is detached from the domestic appliance to expose the access area, the elongated plate-shaped cover flips downward and hangs on the plurality of tethers.
A removable upper plinth or top panel structure for a domestic appliance having a housing, comprising:
- an elongated plate-shaped cover for covering an access area at a top portion of the domestic appliance;
- a plurality of attachment clips extending rearward from a rear surface of the elongated plate-shaped cover for detachably mounting one or more of various electronic components to the elongated plate-shaped cover and for detachably securing the elongated plate-shaped cover to the housing of the domestic appliance;
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- a single tether to keep the elongated plate-shaped cover from swinging down uncontrollably on one side on condition that the elongated plate-shaped cover is detached from the domestic appliance.
A domestic appliance, comprising:
- an outer casing forming a housing;
- a front frame disposed on a front portion of the housing;
- at least one door mounted to the front portion of the housing;
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- a removable upper plinth or top panel structure disposed above the front frame on the domestic appliance, the removable upper plinth or top panel structure comprising:
- an elongated plate-shaped cover for covering an access area above the front frame of the domestic appliance;
- a plurality of attachment clips extending rearward from a rear surface of the elongated plate-shaped cover to detachably mount one or more of various electronic components to the elongated plate-shaped cover and for detachably securing the elongated plate-shaped cover to the housing of the domestic appliance;
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- at least one tether connected to the domestic appliance and also connected to the elongated plate-shaped cover, such that on condition that the elongated plate-shaped cover is detached from the domestic appliance to expose the access area, the elongated plate-shaped cover is tethered to the domestic appliance by the at least one tether.
A removable upper plinth for a domestic appliance, comprising:
- an elongated plate-shaped cover for covering an access area at a top portion of the domestic appliance;
- a plurality of attachment clips extending rearward from a rear surface of the elongated plate-shaped cover for detachably securing the elongated plate-shaped cover to a housing of the domestic appliance;
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- at least one tether connected to the domestic appliance and also connected to the elongated plate-shaped cover, such that on condition that the elongated plate-shaped cover is detached from the domestic appliance to expose the access area, the elongated plate-shaped cover is tethered to the domestic appliance by the at least one tether.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.