Outer decorative door assembly for domestic appliances
AssigneeJ.E.S. Arnold (Domestic Appliances) Limited
InventorsJohn E. S. Arnold, Carl Adams
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Abstract
An apparatus for fitting a decorative door to an existing washing machine or other domestic electrical appliance, when it is desired, to match the appliance to the decorative theme/color scheme of a kitchen. The assembly includes an "L" shaped extruded aluminum plate which can be secured to a domestic appliance by means of rubber faced magnets. Hinges on the plate are adapted to receive a door to cover the appliance and match the same to the kitchen's decoration thus creating an "integrated" appliance.
Claims22
An assembly for attachment to a domestic electrical appliance comprising:
- a plate;
- magnetic means for attaching the plate to the appliance;
- a door including a decorative panel;
- and
- hinge means for mounting the door on the plate, where the plate is attachable to a ferromagnetic domestic appliance, weight of the door and decorative panel being supported on the appliance via the hinge means and plate, with the decorative panel being mounted on the door to provide the appliance with a desired external appearance.
A domestic appliance comprising:
- a casing for the domestic appliance, the casing including ferromagnetic material;
- an attachment assembly comprising:
- a plate;
- magnetic means for attaching the plate to the appliance;
- a door including a decorative panel;
- and
- hinge means for mounting the door on the plate, wherein the plate is attachable to the ferromagnetic material of the casing;
- weight of the door and decorative panel being supported on the casing via the hinge means and plate, with the decorative panel being mounted on the door to provide the appliance with a desired external appearance.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.