Domestic cooking appliance having side wall trim mounting

A side trim panel system for a domestic cooking appliance having a cooking space, a left side, a right side, a front and a back, the left and right sides of the domestic cooking appliance having a zone adjacent to the cooking space which is horizontally next to the cooking space, the system comprising:

• a first mounting bracket configured to attach to the domestic cooking appliance, the first mounting bracket being of a universal configuration such that it can be attached to either the left side of the domestic cooking appliance or the right side of the domestic cooking appliance outside of the zone adjacent to the cooking space;
• a side trim panel that attaches to the first mounting bracket and the domestic cooking appliance, the side trim panel being of a universal configuration such that it can be attached to the first mounting bracket and the domestic cooking appliance when the first mounting bracket is attached to either the left side of the domestic cooking appliance or the right side of the domestic cooking appliance;
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• a second mounting bracket configured to attach to the domestic cooking appliance outside the zone adjacent to the cooking space, the second mounting bracket being of a universal configuration such that it can be attached to either the left side of the domestic cooking appliance or the right side of the domestic cooking appliance,
• wherein the side trim panel attaches to the first mounting bracket by a friction fit,
• where the side trim panel attaches directly to the domestic cooking appliance, it only attaches to the domestic cooking appliance outside of the zone adjacent to the cooking space, and
• the side trim panel is attached to the second mounting bracket when the side trim panel is in a fully installed position.

A domestic cooking appliance, comprising:

• a cooking space for cooking a food item;
• a left side, a right side, a front and a back, the left and right sides of the domestic cooking appliance having a zone adjacent to the cooking space which is horizontally next to the cooking space;
• a heating device for heating the cooking space;
• a door for closing off the cooking space;
• a left side first mounting bracket attached to the left side of the domestic cooking appliance outside of the zone adjacent to the cooking space;
• a left side trim panel attached to the left side first mounting bracket and the left side of the domestic cooking appliance, the left side trim panel attaching to the left side first mounting bracket by a friction fit;
• a right side first mounting bracket attached to the right side of the domestic cooking appliance outside of the zone adjacent to the cooking space;
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• a right side trim panel attached to the right side first mounting bracket and the right side of the domestic cooking appliance, the right side trim panel attaching to the right side first mounting bracket by a friction fit;
• a left side second mounting bracket attached to the left side of the domestic cooking appliance outside of the zone adjacent to the cooking space;
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• a right side second mounting bracket attached to the right side of the domestic cooking appliance outside of the zone adjacent to the cooking space,
• wherein where the left side trim panel attaches directly to the domestic cooking appliance, it only attaches to the domestic cooking appliance outside of the zone adjacent to the cooking space,
• where the right side trim panel attaches directly to the domestic cooking appliance, it only attaches to the domestic cooking appliance outside of the zone adjacent to the cooking space,
• the left side first mounting bracket and the right side first mounting bracket are identical,
• the left side trim panel and the right side trim panel are identical,
• the left side second mounting bracket and the right side second mounting bracket are identical, and
• each respective side trim panel is attached to the respective second mounting bracket when the respective side trim panel is in a fully installed position.