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A top assembly for an appliance, such as a top loading clothes washer, includes a top support member. A top panel is attached to and positioned over the support member. The top panel terminates forward of the rear of the support member and includes a rear portion extending side to side of the suppor

A top assembly for an appliance, such as a top loading clothes washer, includes a top support member. A top panel is attached to and positioned over the support member. The top panel terminates forward of the rear of the support member and includes a rear portion extending side to side of the support member. A control housing includes an assembly of a rear wall and end caps. The end caps are mounted on the support member and extend rearward of the rear portion of the top panel and the rear wall extends across the rear of the support member. The control housing also includes a control panel assembly mounted on the rear portion of the top panel and attached to the rear wall and end cap assembly.

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An appliance top assembly comprising: a top support member comprising a top opening for enabling access to an inside portion of an appliance; a plurality of housing panels attached to said support member and depending therefrom to define lateral walls of said appliance; a top panel attached to and p

An appliance top assembly comprising: a top support member comprising a top opening for enabling access to an inside portion of an appliance; a plurality of housing panels attached to said support member and depending therefrom to define lateral walls of said appliance; a top panel attached to and positioned over said support member, said top panel terminating forward of a rear of said support member, said top panel comprising a rear portion extending side to side of said support member; a control housing comprising an assembly of an elongated rear wall with lateral ends joined to a pair of spaced apart end caps, said end caps mounted on said support member and extending rearward from said rear portion of said top panel with said rear wall extending across said rear of said support member; and said control housing further comprising a control panel assembly mounted on said rear portion of said top panel and attached to said rear wall and end cap assembly.