Patent ID: 8104312

Claim:
A panel assembly of a washing machine comprising: a front panel defining a front portion of the washing machine, the front panel comprising an outer cover having a first lateral surface and an opening through which a laundry is loaded or unloaded and an inner cover coupled to a rear of the outer cover and having a front surface and a second lateral surface bent from the front surface, the front surface extended from an end of the first lateral surface sideward; a plurality of holes formed on the front panel, the holes including a first sliding hole formed on a flange protruded from the first lateral surface and a second sliding hole formed on the second lateral surface; a decoration panel covering the first lateral surface and the second lateral surface; and a plurality of coupling projections formed on the decoration panel, the coupling projections including a first fixing portion coupled to the first sliding hole and a second fixing portion coupled to the second sliding hole; wherein at least one of the plurality of coupling projections includes a coupling part extended in one direction to be inserted into the at least one of the plurality of holes and a rib extended in another direction from the coupling part to be hooked around the hole.