Patent ID: 8668291

Claim:
A part or component of an appliance comprising: a. a substantially non-metal body having a top, a bottom, a front side with a face comprising at least one outer-facing, surface, a back side, and at least one sidewall between the front side and back side, the sidewall having an elongated rear edge and a thickness, the face of the body having an opening; b. a thin metal sheet cladding overlaid to and substantially covering the face of the body, the cladding comprising a first portion complementarily shaped to and at least substantially closely conformingly covering the at least one outer-facing surface of the face of the body and a second portion having a distal edge bent or wrapped along the sidewall of the body around the sidewall, the rear edge of sidewalk and the thickness of the rear edge of the sidewall back towards the first portion of the cladding to provide mechanical resistance against movement of the cladding relative to the underlying body and present a metal façade for the substantially non-metal body by substantially hiding the face of the body and hiding both at least part of the sidewall and rear edge of the body and the distal edge of the bent or wrapped second portion of the cladding, further comprising an ear of the cladding extending rearwardly from the first portion of the cladding at an oblique angle from the cladding into the opening of the body and having top and bottom edges which abut the body of the part or component at the opening in the body to restrain relative movement between the cladding and the body.