Patent ID: 8627692

Claim:
A cover assembly for an appliance, said cover assembly comprising: a glass panel having an outer surface and an inner surface; said glass panel having a perimeter edge extending between said inner surface and said outer surface and along a periphery of said glass panel; at least one attachment element configured for engaging a corresponding structure of the appliance when said cover assembly is disposed at the appliance; a perimeter frame established around the periphery of said glass panel, wherein said perimeter frame is molded or bonded around the periphery of said glass panel to attach said glass panel at said perimeter frame; wherein said perimeter frame encompasses at least said perimeter edge of said glass panel, and wherein no portion of said outer surface of said glass panel is encompassed by said perimeter frame such that said outer surface of said glass panel is generally co-planar with an outer surface of said perimeter frame along the periphery of said glass panel; and wherein at least one of (i) said at least one attachment element is bonded at said inner surface of said glass panel via a layer of cured adhesive and (ii) said at least one attachment element is disposed at said perimeter frame; and wherein, when said cover assembly is disposed at the appliance, said inner surface of said glass panel is exposed to an interior cavity of the appliance when said cover assembly is closed.