front panel 36 and connected side panels 38 40 such that the shroud has generally a u shape a top panel 42 is secured to the top portion of the shroud 34 and has an openable lid 44 which permits access into the interior of the wash basket 14 after the cabinet shroud 34 has been assembled as part of the washer 10 fig2 and 3 schematically show the method of assembling the shroud 34 to the base 20 and rear wall 30 as shown in fig1 the side walls 38 40 of the shroud 34 each have an inwardly extending bottom flange 46 48 each having an elongated opening 50 52 near the junction with the front wall 36 which can engage with projections 54 56 extending upwardly from the base member 20 an inwardly extending bottom flange 58 of the front wall 36 is positioned along a front edge of the base member 20 and the shroud is then pivoted rearwardly on this flange 58 with the projections 54 56 engaging with the openings 50 52 until the shroud has been pivoted to its final position in fig3 a second set of openings 60 62 are provided in the bottom flanges 46 48 which engage with a second set of projections 64 66 to hold the rear portion.