Patent ID: 8948580
Filing Date: 2015-02-03
Classification: B21D,F24H,F28D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An apparatus comprising: an inner rim having a first opening formed therein; a base wall extending outward from an inner edge of the inner rim and integral with the inner rim; a side wall extending outward from an outer edge of the inner rim and integral with the inner rim; and an outer rim having a second opening formed therein and an inner edge integral with the side wall; the inner rim, the base wall, the side wall and the outer rim formed to prevent liquid seepage to one or more surrounding components of an appliance in which the apparatus is installed, wherein a surface of the inner rim and a surface of the base wall are substantially orthogonal to one another, wherein the surface of the inner rim and a surface of the side wall are substantially orthogonal to one another, wherein a surface of the outer rim and the surface of the side wall are substantially orthogonal to one another, and wherein the surface of the outer rim and the surface of the inner rim are substantially parallel to one another.