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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2011
George May, New Bern, NC (US);
Michael Penuel, Swansboro, NC (US);
George May, New Bern, NC (US);
Michael Penuel, Swansboro, NC (US);
BSH Home Appliances Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
A manifold skin/side trim combination for a domestic kitchen appliance built into a cabinet is provided. The combination includes a manifold skin having a main skin body having a first surface and a second surface, and an opening in the first surface; and a side trim of the domestic kitchen appliance configured to be positioned adjacent to a front face of the cabinet, the side trim having a main section, an insertion extension that extends into the opening, and a transition section that connects the insertion extension to the main section such that the insertion section extends at an extension angle greater than zero degrees relative to the main section. An outside surface of the main section of the side trim is in the same plane as the second surface of the main skin body, and the second surface is adjacent to the first surface.