Patent ID: 7621156

Claim:
A cabinet for a washing machine comprising: a base panel; one pair of side panels provided to opposite edges of the base panel; a front panel provided to front edges of the base and side panels; a rear panel provided to rear edges of the base and side panels; a top panel detachably provided to top edges of the rear panel; and a connection member including a first bracket fitted to the rear panel and a second bracket fitted to the top panel; wherein the second bracket comprises a second part extending backward and substantially perpendicular from a first part fitted to a rear portion of the top panel; the first bracket comprises a through hole, where the second part of the second bracket is inserted separably into the through hole, and a second part of the first bracket extending backward and substantially perpendicular from a first part of the first bracket fitted to the rear panel and having a seat for receiving the second bracket inserted therein selectively, and the second part of the second bracket is inserted into the through hole vertically and is arranged under the second part of the first bracket and rotates therein as a rotating angle that is limited by an engagement between the second part of the second bracket and the first part of the first bracket and between the first part of the second bracket and the second part of the first bracket, wherein the second bracket is retained in a fixed position by the first bracket when the top panel is opened.