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US 7,874,185 · App. 11/120,677 · Granted Jan 25, 2011

Washing machine and base system and method of making the same

Assignee: Miele & Cie KG.
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Patent No.
US 7,874,185
App. No.
11/120,677
Granted
Jan 25, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system for stacking a laundry treatment machine provided with a bottom panel of predetermined three-dimensional configuration onto a pedestal or the like provided with a support surface of a complementary three-dimensional configuration. The bottom panel is preferably made of sheet metal of a predetermined thickness or gauge, and the support surface is made of a sheet metal of lesser thickness or gauge.

Claims (12)

1. A system, comprising:

a laundry processing machine comprising a bottom panel of a stamped predetermined three-dimensional configuration; and

a pedestal comprising a bottom panel of a stamped three-dimensional configuration substantially similar to the configuration of the bottom panel of the laundry processing machine.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the bottom panel of the laundry processing machine and the bottom panel of the pedestal are each made of sheet metal.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the sheet metal of the bottom panel of the pedestal is thinner than the sheet metal of the bottom panel of the laundry processing machine.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the three-dimensional configuration of the bottom panel of the laundry processing machine and of the bottom panel of the pedestal is generated by one stamping machine.

5. A system comprising:

a laundry processing machine comprising a bottom panel having a stamped three-dimensional configuration; and

a pedestal comprising a bottom panel having a stamped three-dimensional configuration,

wherein the stamped three-dimensional configuration of the bottom panel of the laundry processing machine is substantially identical to the stamped three-dimensional configuration of the bottom panel of the pedestal.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the bottom panel of the laundry processing machine and the bottom panel of the pedestal are each made of sheet metal.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the sheet metal of the bottom panel of the pedestal is thinner than the sheet metal of the bottom panel of the laundry processing machine.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 3, 2005
From: GRAUTE, BERNHARD; HELLMER, ECKHARD; KEMPE, JOERG
To: MIELE & CIE KG.
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Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2004 022 023 · May 3, 2004 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20050241344A1 · Nov 3, 2005