# US 2019/0170293 A1 · Height adjustable removable kick panel > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2019/0170293 A1 - Document ID: US20190170293A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/832,798 - Filed: 2017-12-06 - Published: 2019-06-06 - Earliest claimed: 2017-12-06 - Assignees: BSH Home Appliances Corporation; BSH Hausgeräte GmbH - Applicants: BSH Home Appliances Corporation; BSH Hausgeräte GmbH - Inventors: Daniel Davison; Jesus Garcia; Robert Ladner - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190170293A1 ## CPC - D06F 39/12: Casings; Tubs - A47L 15/4251: {Details of the casing (insulation arrangements A47L15/4209; collecting leaked water in the casing for preventing water damage A47L15/4212)} - A47L 15/4265: {Arrangements of door covering/decoration panels or plinths, e.g. for integrated dishwashers} - F16M 13/022: {repositionable} - F24C 15/007: {Removable panels} - F25D 23/065: {Details} - F24C 15/08: Foundations or supports plates; Legs or pillars; Casings; Wheels (tops, e.g. hot plates F24C15/10) - F25D 23/00: General constructional features (F25D21/00 takes precedence) - F25D 23/10: Arrangements for mounting in particular locations, e.g. for built-in type, for corner type - D06F: LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES - A47L: DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING (brushes A46B; cleaning quantities of bottles or of other hollow articles of one kind B08B9/00; laundry D06F); SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL (cleaning in general B08) - F16M: FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS - F24C: DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES (exclusively for solid fuels F24B); DETAILS OF DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES, OF GENERAL APPLICATION - F25D: REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (refrigerated showcases A47F3/04; thermally-insulated vessels for domestic use A47J41/00; refrigerated vehicles, see the appropriate subclasses of classes B60 - B64; containers with thermal insulation in general B65D81/38; heat-transfer, heat-exchange or heat-storage materials, e.g. refrigerants, or materials for the production of heat or cold by chemical reactions other than by combustion C09K5/00; thermally-insulated vessels for liquefied or solidified gases F17C; air-conditioning or air-humidification F24F; refrigeration machines, plants, or systems F25B; cooling of instruments or comparable apparatus without refrigeration G12B) ## Abstract Techniques are provided for constructing an adjustable kick panel assembly that is removable, adjustable, and attachable without the use of a tool. In one or more implementations, a bracket having a clip is inserted into a slot on a kick panel, and then twisted to secure the bracket to the kick panel. The bracket allows for height adjustment of the kick panel without a tool. The complete kick panel assembly is then attached to the base of an appliance by inserting the clip into a housing on the base. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A household appliance, comprising: an appliance body, the appliance body having a base; a housing affixed to the base; and a kick panel attached to the base via the housing, the kick panel having an adjustable bracket with a metal clip that fits into the housing. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The household appliance of claim 1, wherein the housing is press fit into the base. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The household appliance of claim 1, wherein the adjustable bracket is slidable along a slot on the kick panel. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The household appliance of claim 3, wherein the kick panel is vertically adjustable when attached to the base. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The household appliance of claim 1, wherein the adjustable bracket is rotatably attached to the kick panel. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The household appliance of claim 1, wherein the adjustable bracket is adjustable without a tool. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The household appliance of claim 1, wherein the kick panel can be unattached from the base without a tool. ### Claim 8 A removable panel for an appliance, comprising: a kick panel having an attachment structure; an adjustable bracket attached to the kick panel via the attachment structure; and a clip attached to the bracket, wherein the kick panel is attached to the appliance via the clip. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The removable panel of claim 8, wherein the attachment structure is a slot. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The removable panel of claim 9, wherein the bracket is attached to the kick panel by inserting the bracket into the slot, and then rotating the bracket in the slot. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The removable panel of claim 8, wherein the kick panel can be unattached from the appliance without a tool. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The removable panel of claim 8, wherein the bracket is adjustable without a tool. ### Claim 13 (depends on 9) The removable panel of claim 9, wherein the bracket is adjustable along the length of the slot. ### Claim 14 A method of assembling an adjustable kick panel for an appliance, comprising: attaching a housing to a base of the appliance; fitting a clip into a bracket; mounting the bracket to the kick panel; and attaching the kick panel to the base of the appliance by inserting the clip into the housing. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, wherein the bracket is mounted to the kick panel by inserting the bracket into a slot on the kick panel, and then by rotating the bracket in the slot. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, wherein the bracket is adjustable along a length of the slot. ### Claim 17 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, wherein the kick panel can be unattached from the base without a tool. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16, wherein the bracket is adjustable without a tool. ### Claim 19 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, wherein the housing is attached to the base by press fitting the housing into an opening on the base. ### Claim 20 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, wherein the bracket is removable from the kick panel without a tool.