French door seal having a magnetic pair

Details French door seal having a magnetic pair French door seal having a magnetic pair

2006-11-16

2010-11-02

Mitchell, Katherine W (Department: 3634)

Movable or removable closures

Closure seal; e.g., striker gasket or weatherstrip

Magnetic

C049S368000, C049S366000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07823331

ABSTRACT:
A seal assembly is provided for a side-by-side or French style door on a refrigerator in which the sealing gasket is supported on a gasket carrier and pivotably coupled to a base member adapted to be secured along the medial vertical edge of a refrigerator door. A set of magnets are supported by the gasket carrier opposite the gasket. These magnets are arranged such that similar poles are adjacent one another when the doors are in the closed position. The magnets provide a repelling force which operates to rotate the gaskets into sealing engagement with one another.

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