Patent ID: 9032675
Filing Date: 2015-05-19
Classification: A47B,E04F,F24C,F25D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A device for covering a gap between a housing of a domestic appliance and a first surface which is adjacent to and separate from the housing, the device comprising: a first profile element with a first leg and a second leg configured to be secured to the first surface, wherein the first leg is adapted to be substantially perpendicular to the first surface and the first leg is adapted to be disposed remote from the housing with respect to the rest of the first profile element; a second profile element with a third leg and a first receptacle, wherein the first receptacle is adapted to receive the first leg; and a spanning element adapted to span the gap and including a second plate adapted to be secured to the first surface to form a second receptacle therebetween and including a first plate adapted to be secured to the housing of the domestic appliance to form a third receptacle therebetween, each of the second and third receptacles for separately receiving one of the second leg and the third leg, wherein the first profile element and the second profile element together are adapted to span the gap when the first leg is received in the first receptacle, wherein the spanning element is adapted to deform at one or more predetermined locations to span different sizes of the gap.