Patent ID: 6997530

Claim:
An appliance cabinet assembly comprising: an outer cabinet shell including a pair of laterally spaced, upright side walls and a top wall, each of said side and top walls including a respective forward portion having an exterior facing surface, said outer cabinet shell defining at least one interior compartment adapted to house items in a controlled environment; a structural reinforcing frame member extending upwardly adjacent the forward portion of one of the side walls; an elongated exterior trim piece extending along the forward portion of said one of the side walls; and a mechanical fastening unit including a first fastening element connecting the forward portion of said one of the side walls to the structural reinforcing frame member and a second fastening element attaching the elongated exterior trim piece to the exterior facing surface of the forward portion of said one of the side walls, with said second fastening element extending through the elongated exterior trim piece and being directly interconnected to the first fastening element.