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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 1988
Filed:
Oct. 20, 1986
Eddie W Dooley, Jeffersonville, IN (US);
General Electric Company, Louisville, KY (US);
Abstract
A front serviceable appliance includes an outer removable cabinet having side walls, a front wall and an upper wall on which is mounted a control console. The cabinet is mounted on a support structure on which are mounted the internal components of the appliance. The support structure includes a base frame and a rear panel which supports components of the appliance. The rear panel is attached at its lower end to the base frame with its upper end extending upwardly beyond the upper wall of the cabinet. The cabinet is held in position relative to the rear panel and the base frame by the control console interacting with the upper end of the rear panel and the upper wall of the cabinet. The control console includes end walls which are secured to the upper wall of the cabinet. A pair of locking members arranged on the upper end of the rear panel adjacent each end wall are secured to the end walls to thereby removably retain the cabinet relative to the rear panel and base frame.