Patent ID: 9359707
Filing Date: 2016-06-07
CPC Classification: D06F

Claim Text:
1. An appliance control panel assembly, comprising: an angled lower base part removably attached to an outside wall portion of an appliance cabinet; an upper fascia part, comprising at least one command input device, wherein the upper fascia part is configured to slidably engage with the angled lower base part so that, when latching the upper fascia part to the angled lower base part, the upper fascia part slides downward along the angled lower base part at an angle between 0 and 90 degrees towards a front of the appliance cabinet to which the appliance control panel assembly is attached; at least one coupling device configured to releasably latch the upper fascia part with the angled lower base part as a result of the upper fascia part slidably engaging the angled lower base part, and to unlatch the upper fascia part from the angled lower base part to allow the upper fascia part to be removed from the angled lower base part while the angled lower base part remains attached to the appliance cabinet; and a fastener configured to attach the angled lower base part to the outside wall portion of the appliance cabinet in a manner that allows the angled lower base part and the upper fascia part to remain latched together when the angled lower base part is removed from the outside wall portion of the appliance cabinet, wherein the fastener is different from the at least one coupling device.