Household appliance with wave pattern

Abstract

A household appliance is provided with an external body portion that is formed from a substantially clear plastic material. The plastic material has a non-flat or wavy cross-section and a light reflecting coating provided on an interior surface of the body portion. The household appliance has a rich three-dimensional appearance.

1 . A household appliance, comprising:
 an external body portion comprising a substantially clear plastic material having a smooth outer surface and an interior surface provided with recesses and a light-reflecting coating applied over said recesses.   
   
   
       2 . The household appliance as described in  claim 1  wherein said recesses define a wavy cross-section. 
   
   
       3 . The household appliance as described in  claim 1  wherein said smooth outer surface is a non-wavy surface. 
   
   
       4 . The household appliance as described in  claim 1  wherein said smooth outer surface is flat. 
   
   
       5 . The household appliance as described in  claim 1  wherein said appliance is a kitchen appliance. 
   
   
       6 . The household appliance as described in  claim 1  wherein said plastic has a tint. 
   
   
       7 . The household appliance as described in  claim 1  wherein said plastic is a thermoplastic. 
   
   
       8 . The household appliance as described in  claim 1  wherein said plastic is a polycarbonate. 
   
   
       9 . The household appliance as described in  claim 1  wherein said plastic is an acrylonitrile butadiene styrene plastic. 
   
   
       10 . The household appliance as described in  claim 1  wherein said coating contains metallic fleck. 
   
   
       11 . The household appliance as described in  claim 1  wherein said coating is taken from the group of materials consisting of liquid or solid applied paint, tape, plastic coating and plastic sheet. 
   
   
       12 . The household appliance as described in  claim 1  wherein said plastic is approximately 2-3 mm. thick. 
   
   
       13 . The household appliance as described in  claim 1  wherein a major portion of said interior surface is free of appendages. 
   
   
       14 . The household appliance as described in  claim 1  wherein said appliance is powered electrically. 
   
   
       15 . The household appliance as described in  claim 2  wherein waves of said wavy cross-section vary in period. 
   
   
       16 . The household appliance as described in  claim 15  wherein said waves continually increase in period from one edge to another edge of said body portion. 
   
   
       17 . The household appliance as described in  claim 15  wherein waves of said wavy cross-section has apexes projecting randomly and being non-parallel spaced from each other. 
   
   
       18 . An appliance, comprising:
 an external body portion comprising a substantially clear plastic material about 2-3 mm in thickness having a grooved inner surface and a smooth non-wavy outer surface and a light-reflecting coating provided on an interior surface of said body portion with a major portion of said interior surface being free of appendages.   
   
   
       19 . An appliance, comprising:
 an external body portion comprising a substantially clear thermoplastic material having a wavy inner surface and a smooth non-wavy outer surface and a light-reflecting metal fleck containing coating provided on said inner surface with a major portion of said inner surface being free of appendages.   
   
   
       20 . A household appliance as claimed in  claim 19  wherein said body portion has first and second panels and wherein said waves of said panels have periods increasing from a common border.