Cooking appliance console assembly with attachment features adapted for structural support

A cooking appliance, comprising:

• a cooktop upper surface;
• and
• a console assembly extending upwardly from a rear edge of the cooktop upper surface and including:
• a first supporting end post mountable on the upper surface of the cooking appliance on a first side thereof adjacent the rear edge, the first supporting end post defining a first outer surface having a perimeter and a first flange offset from the outer surface and extending outwardly from the perimeter;
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• a console body having a first major face and a first inwardly-turned end surface on a first side of the first major face, the console body being coupled with the first supporting end post by engagement of the inwardly-turned end surface with the first flange of the first supporting end post with the inwardly-turned end surface positioned outside of the first flange and the first major surface extending perpendicular to the first outer surface;
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• at least one control unit for the cooking appliance mounted to the console body.

A console assembly for a cooking appliance, comprising:

• first and second supporting end posts mountable on an upper surface of the cooking appliance on respective first and second sides thereof, each of the first and second supporting end posts defining respective first and second outer surfaces having a respective perimeter and respective first and second flanges offset from the respective outer surface and extending outwardly from the respective perimeter;
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• a console body having a first major face, a first inwardly-turned end surface on a first side of the first major face, and a second inwardly-turned end surface on a second side of the first major face opposite the first inwardly-turned end surface, the console body being coupled with the first supporting end post by engagement of the first inwardly-turned end surface with the first flange of the first supporting end post with the inwardly-turned end surface positioned outside of the first flange and the first major surface extending perpendicular to the first outer surface and with the second supporting end post by engagement of the second inwardly-turned end surface with the second flange of the second supporting end post with the second inwardly-turned end surface positioned outside of the first flange and the first major surface extending perpendicular to the second outer surface;
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• at least one control unit for the cooking appliance mounted to the console body on an interior thereof and having an operative portion positioned on an exterior of the console body.