Abstract:
An exterior panel for a kitchen appliance includes a metallic substrate having a predetermined surface pattern on at least one side of the metallic substrate, wherein the metallic substrate is formed to include a predetermined contour. A coating layer is an organic paint coating composition on the at least one side of the metallic substrate, the coating layer including a predetermined color and a fingerprint resistive surface, wherein the coating layer is at least partially translucent such that the predetermined surface pattern is visible with the naked eye through the coating layer, and wherein the predetermined surface pattern is modified by the coating layer to reflect the combination of the predetermined surface pattern and the predetermined color of the coating layer.
Abstract:
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a refrigerator according to our design; and, FIG. 2 is a front view thereof, a back, right side, left side, top, and bottom views thereof showing no portion of the claimed design. Broken lines depict portions of the article that form no part of the claimed design. Dash-dot lines adjacent un-shaded areas represent bounds of the claimed design and form no part of the claimed design themselves. The diagonal shading indicates a transparent material such that the depicted texture is visible through the transparent material thereover. The stipple fill indicates dark grey metallic color according to the following CIE Lab color space definition, measured at 25° with an F/2 type illuminant positioned at 10° : L: 40.56 a: 1.16 b: 7.34.