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US 2016/0290711 A1Published application
Cabinet including a compartment and method of making thereof
AssigneeElectrolux Home Products, Inc.
InventorsAndrew D. Brown, Jose Macias, Marcelo Candeo, Carlos Cordero, David Gaussiran
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Abstract
A cabinet including a compartment may include a plastic sheet partially defining the compartment and including a formed portion, and a component partially around which the formed portion is set. The component may be embedded within the formed portion.
Claims22
A cabinet including a compartment, the cabinet comprising:
- a plastic sheet partially defining the compartment and comprising a formed portion;
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- a component partially around which the formed portion is set, the component being embedded within the formed portion, the component including a front plate portion and opposing angled side walls extending from the front plate portion to define an open space between the opposing angled side walls and the front plate portion, a distance between the opposing angled side walls decreasing in a direction away from said front plate portion.
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A method of making a cabinet including a compartment, comprising:
- softening a thermoplastic material;
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- setting the softened thermoplastic material partially around a component to form a plastic sheet defining at least part of the compartment, the formed plastic sheet having a formed portion within which the component is embedded, the component including a front plate portion and opposing angled side walls extending from the front plate portion to define an open space between the opposing angled side walls and the front plate portion, a distance between the opposing angled side walls decreasing in a direction away from said front plate portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.