Microwave trim kit assembly
AssigneeFurrion Property Holding Limited
InventorSteven N. Bell
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Abstract
A microwave trim assembly is configured to be assembled from a kit of multiple pieces that can be coupled together without the use of independent fasteners such as screws or bolts. Pieces of the kit are assembled using clasps. The microwave trim assembly is also, or alternatively, configured to be coupled to a microwave without the use of independent fasteners such as screws or bolts, by using one or more mounting clips provided on the trim assembly.
Claims20
A trim kit for providing a trim assembly for a microwave, comprising:
- an upper trim piece having a first end and a second end;
- a lower trim piece configured to be arranged at least approximately parallel to the upper trim piece, the lower trim piece having a first end and a second end;
- a first side trim piece configured to extend between the first end of the upper trim piece and the first end of the lower trim piece, and having a first end and a second end;
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- a second side trim piece configured to extend between the second end of the upper trim piece and the second end of the lower trim piece, and having a first end and a second end, wherein the second side trim piece is configured to be arranged at least approximately parallel to the first side trim piece;
- wherein at least one of the first and second side trim pieces is configured to be coupled to at least one of the upper trim piece and the lower trim piece via at least one clasp;
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- wherein the upper trim piece, the lower trim piece, the first side trim piece, and the second side trim piece form a trim assembly.
A method, comprising:
- assembling a trim assembly using a trim kit, wherein assembling the trim assembly comprises:
- coupling a first end of a first side trim piece to a first end of an upper trim piece;
- coupling a second end of the first side trim piece to a first end of a lower trim piece;
- coupling a first end of a second side trim piece to a second end of the upper trim piece;
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- coupling a second end of the second trim piece to a second end of the lower trim piece;
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- coupling, without using independent fasteners, the trim assembly to the microwave.
A trim assembly for a microwave, wherein the microwave comprises a microwave configured to be installed in at least one of a recreational vehicle (RV), a camper, and a boat, the trim assembly comprising:
- an upper trim piece having a first end and a second end;
- a lower trim piece configured to be arranged at least approximately parallel to the upper trim piece, the lower trim piece having a first end and a second end;
- a first side trim piece extending between the first end of the upper trim piece and the first end of the lower trim piece, and having a first end and a second end;
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- a second side trim piece extending between the second end of the upper trim piece and the second end of the lower trim piece, and having a first end and a second end, wherein the second side trim piece is arranged at least approximately parallel to the first side trim piece;
- wherein the first side trim piece includes a first mounting tab configured to engage a first mounting bracket extending from a first side of the microwave, and wherein the second side trim piece includes a second mounting tab configured to engage a second mounting bracket extending from the second side of the microwave;
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- wherein the trim assembly is configured to be mounted to the microwave without the use of independent fasteners.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.