Versatile dishwasher front construction

A dishwashing machine comprising:

• a housing defining a chamber to receive items to be washed and an access opening for insertion and removal of the items;
• a rectangular door pivotally mounted to said housing for selective movement generally about its lower edge between a generally horizontal position permitting access to said chamber and a generally vertical position closing the opening;
• a rectangular outer panel sized to substantially cover said door;
• a pair of brackets removably secured to said door and to said outer panel adjacent their respective lateral edges for mounting said outer panel on said door;
• a rectangular lower panel;
• hinge means connected to said outer panel adjacent its lower edge and to said lower panel adjacent its upper edge so that said lower panel is positioned below said outer panel for pivotal movement about said lower edge of said outer panel as said door pivots about its lower edge;
• a support panel attached to the lower portion of said housing behind said lower panel;
• spring means connected to and extending between said lower panel and said support panel, said spring means providing the sole connection between said lower panel and the lower portion of said housing, said spring means biasing said lower panel toward said housing while permitting said lower panel to pivot relative to said outer panel as said door moves between its generally vertical and generally horizontal positions.