Patent ID: 8690272

Claim:
A home appliance supported for floor-standing operation, the home appliance comprising: an appliance body; a support member threadedly mounted to the appliance body for rigidly supporting the appliance on a support surface; a plurality of projections attached to the appliance body adjacent the support member; a first wall member attached to the plurality of projections and extending downwardly from the appliance body, wherein the first wall member is fixed in place to remain stationary relative to the support member and the appliance body; and a second wall member in contact with the first wall member and extending downwardly therefrom in a generally parallel relationship therewith, with the second wall member being configured for vertical movement relative to the first wall member, the appliance body and the support member, with the second wall member being movable independently of the support member to cover a side portion of the support member from the first wall member to the support surface, and wherein the first wall member covers a side portion of the support member from the appliance body to the second wall member.