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An applicance housing includes a box-like front part having a front panel and an open rear end, and a pair of symmetrical, box-like side parts, each having an open front end and an open medial side. The open medial sides of the two side parts snap together in coplanar abutment along a sagittal plane

An applicance housing includes a box-like front part having a front panel and an open rear end, and a pair of symmetrical, box-like side parts, each having an open front end and an open medial side. The open medial sides of the two side parts snap together in coplanar abutment along a sagittal plane, and the open rear end of the front part then snaps onto the front ends of the two engaged side parts to form a closed housing. In an air cleaner embodiment, each of the two side parts is provided with a ventilated lateral side panel which is recessed to create a space for holding a sheet of filtering media, and a flush grill which snaps onto the side panels over the filters to hold them in place.

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A three-piece, snap-together appliance housing, comprising: a box-like front part having a front panel, two side panels, top and bottom panels, and an open rear end; and first and second box-like side parts which are generally symmetrical to each other about a sagittal plane through the middle of th

A three-piece, snap-together appliance housing, comprising: a box-like front part having a front panel, two side panels, top and bottom panels, and an open rear end; and first and second box-like side parts which are generally symmetrical to each other about a sagittal plane through the middle of the front panel, each side part having a rear panel, top and bottom panels, a lateral side panel, an open front end, and an open medial side, the first and second side parts each having a medial edge extending around a respective one of the open medial sides of each of the side parts generally coextensively with a respective one of the top, rear, and bottom panels of each of the side parts, and front edges extending around a respective one of the open front ends of each of the side parts generally coextensively with a respective one of the top, side, and bottom panels of each of the side parts, the first side part having a medially-protruding lip extending around the open medial side of the first side part generally coextensively with the top, rear, and bottom panels of the first side part and inboard of the medial edges of the first side part, the lip on the first side part being inserted laterally into the open medial side of the second side part in a tight, overlapping fit with interior surfaces of respective ones of the top, bottom, and rear panels of the second side part and holding respective ones of the medial edges of the first and second side parts in abutment along the sagittal plane, with corresponding ones of the top, bottom, and rear panels of the first and second side parts coplanar, the front part having rear edges extending around the open rear end of the front part coextensively with the top, bottom, and two side panels of the front part, and a flange extending around the open rear end of the front part inboard of the rear edges of the front part and protruding in a rearward direction, defined as the direction extending from the front panel of the front part and toward the open rear end of the front part, the flange on the front part being inserted rearwardly into the open front ends of the side parts in a tight, overlapping fit with inner surfaces of respective ones of the top, bottom, and lateral side panels of the first and second side parts and holding the rear edges of the front part in coplanar abutment with corresponding ones of the front edges of the first and second side parts, with corresponding ones of the top, bottom and side panels of the front part coplanar with corresponding ones of the top, bottom, and side panels of the first and second side parts.