Appliance with indicating device
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1. An appliance, comprising an indicating device;
- a decorative part;
means forming a wall having an outer surface with a central region and an inner surface, said wall being provided with a throughgoing opening which extends from said outer surface to said inner surface of said wall and receives said indicating device, said wall also having a surrounding edge region which surrounds said throughgoing opening and is depressed relative to said outer surface of said wall so as to form a depression, said decorative part being formed as a structural element which is separate from said indicating device and being inserted in said depression of said edge region; and
means for releasably connecting said decorative part with said edge region independently from said indicating device, so that said decorative part can be removed from said depression of said edge region of said wall without said indicating device and replaced by another decorative part inserted in said depression of said edge region of said wall.
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Abstract
An appliance has an indicating device, means forming an outer surface provided with a throughgoing opening for receiving the indicating device, means forming an edge region which surrounds the throughgoing opening and is depressed, the edge region being formed so that the decorative part is inserted in the edge region, and a releasable connection between the decorative part and the edge region.
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1. An appliance, comprising an indicating device;
- a decorative part;
means forming a wall having an outer surface with a central region and an inner surface, said wall being provided with a throughgoing opening which extends from said outer surface to said inner surface of said wall and receives said indicating device, said wall also having a surrounding edge region which surrounds said throughgoing opening and is depressed relative to said outer surface of said wall so as to form a depression, said decorative part being formed as a structural element which is separate from said indicating device and being inserted in said depression of said edge region; and
means for releasably connecting said decorative part with said edge region independently from said indicating device, so that said decorative part can be removed from said depression of said edge region of said wall without said indicating device and replaced by another decorative part inserted in said depression of said edge region of said wall. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
- a decorative part;
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