Patent ID: 6837555

Claim:
An end cap for preliminary attachment of a control panel to a main body of an appliance, said end cap being secured to said control panel and including: a generally planar body having a front side and first and second supporting sides, said supporting sides being disposed at a rear and bottom of the body and being adapted for securement to said appliance main body; wherein said first and second supporting sides each have a plurality of securing tabs extending therefrom, said securing tabs being adapted to extend through an opening in said appliance main body and engage said appliance main body to preliminarily secure said control panel to said appliance main body; wherein said end cap is adapted to be disposed in one of a first position, wherein said first supporting side is adjacent said appliance main body while said second supporting side is remote from said appliance main body, and a second position, wherein said first supporting side is remote from said appliance main body while said second supporting side is adjacent said appliance main body, said securing tabs from said first supporting side engaging said appliance main body when said end cap is in said first position and said securing tabs from said second supporting side engaging said appliance main body when said end cap is in said second position.