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A dishwasher door assembly includes a frame, an inner door panel and a decorative outer door panel. The door is assembled by snap-fitting the inner door panel to the frame and then further snap-fitting the decorative outer panel over the frame. Thereafter, mechanical fasteners are inserted in aligne

A dishwasher door assembly includes a frame, an inner door panel and a decorative outer door panel. The door is assembled by snap-fitting the inner door panel to the frame and then further snap-fitting the decorative outer panel over the frame. Thereafter, mechanical fasteners are inserted in aligned openings formed in the outer door panel, frame and inner door panel. This overall arrangement enables a consumer to select between various decorative outer door panels available to a retailer such that an outer door panel of a desired color and/or style can be sold with the overall dishwasher. The overall door assembly is preferably formed from plastic so as to be lightweight, yet structurally sound.

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A dishwasher door assembly includes a frame, an inner door panel and a decorative outer door panel. The door is assembled by snap-fitting the inner door panel to the frame and then further snap-fitting the decorative outer panel over the frame. Thereafter, mechanical fasteners are inserted in aligne

A dishwasher door assembly includes a frame, an inner door panel and a decorative outer door panel. The door is assembled by snap-fitting the inner door panel to the frame and then further snap-fitting the decorative outer panel over the frame. Thereafter, mechanical fasteners are inserted in aligned openings formed in the outer door panel, frame and inner door panel. This overall arrangement enables a consumer to select between various decorative outer door panels available to a retailer such that an outer door panel of a desired color and/or style can be sold with the overall dishwasher. The overall door assembly is preferably formed from plastic so as to be lightweight, yet structurally sound. retaining surface of each of said inner connections is a pre-formed surface, said second inner retaining surface of each of said inner connections is a deformed surface, said first outer retaining surface of each of said outer connections is a deformed surface, and said second outer retaining surface of each of said outer connections is a deformed surface. 7. The bicycle rim according to claim 3, wherein each of said outer connections is a threaded connection. 8. The bicycle rim according to claim 7, wherein said first inner retaining surface of each of said inner connections is a pre-formed surface, and said second inner retaining surface of each of said inner connections is a deformed surface. 9. The bicycle rim according to claim 7, wherein each of said outer ends of said reinforcement members includes a transverse slot formed in a free end thereof. 10. The bicycle rim according to claim 1, wherein said inner annular portion of said rim has a substantially U-shaped cross-section with free ends coupled to said outer annular portion to form said annular hollow area. 11. The bicycle rim according to claim 10, wherein said outer annular portion includes an annular bridge section with said outer attachment openings formed therein and a pair of annular side sections extending outwardly from said annular bridge to form a substantially U-shaped cross-sectional shape. 12. The bicycle rim according to claim 1, wherein said interior passageway of each of said reinforcement members includes a seal located therein. 13. The bicycle rim according to claim 1, wherein said abutment surface of each of said reinforcement members is located closer to said inner annular portion than said outer annular portion. 14. The bicycle rim according to claim 13, wherein said outer tubular section of said interior passageway of each of said reinforcement members is a stepped surface to form an additional abutment surface that is located closer to said outer annular portion than said inner annular portion. 15. The bicycle rim according to claim 1, wherein each of said reinforcement members is integrally formed as a one-piece, unitary member. 16. A method of making a bicycle rim comprising: forming an annular rim that includes an annular hollow area; forming a plurality of outer attachment openings in an outer wall of the annular rim; forming a plurality of inner attachment openings in an inner wall of the annular rim that is substantially opposed to the outer wall of the annular rim; forming a plurality of reinforcement members with each reinforcement member including an inner end, an outer end and an internal passageway extending between the inner end and the outer end, each longitudinal passageway having an inner tubular section and an outer tubular section with a maximum width larger than a maximum width of the inner tubular section to form an abutment surface; securing the inner ends of the reinforcement members to the inner spoke attachment openings to prevent inward and outward movement of the inner ends of the reinforcement members relative to the inner spoke attachment openings; and securing the outer ends of the reinforcement members to the outer spoke attachment openings to prevent inward and outward movement of the outer ends of the reinforcement members relative to the outer spoke attachment openings. 17. The method according to claim 16, wherein the securing of the inner ends of the reinforcement members to the inner spoke attachment openings is achieved by first pre-forming a first inner retaining surface on each of the reinforcement members, installing the reinforcement members within the inner spoke attachment openings such that the first inner retaining surfaces contact a first inner rim surface of the inner wall that faces substantially radially outwardly, and then by deforming the inner end of each of the reinforcement members to create a second inner retaining surface that contacts a se