Supports: cabinet structure – Spaced insulated wall – Refrigerator cabinet
Patent
1995-07-17
1996-12-31
Cuomo, Peter M.
Supports: cabinet structure
Spaced insulated wall
Refrigerator cabinet
494781, 5274211, 5278711, 3124061, A47B 9604, A47B 8100
Patent
active
055887317
ABSTRACT:
An insulated door for a refrigerator or other appliance having an external panel of an open box configuration without integrally molded inwardly directed flange portions, a plurality of separately installed trim pieces arranged around an edge perimeter of the external panel, the trim pieces having a socket region for snap engagement with the edge of the external panel, and a flange portion extending therefrom inwardly. An inside liner is applied over the trim pieces and a gasket is applied around the edge of the inside liner captured between the inside liner and the trim pieces. The invention allows for the economical molding of the external panel and the assembly of the inside liner and gasket to the external panel before a foamed-in place operation to apply the inside insulation which will unitize the structure.
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de Almeida Amilton F.
Fisher Michael H.
Schmidt Christopher G.
Tani Edson T.
Cuomo Peter M.
Davis Mark A.
Roth Thomas J.
Sandy Robert J.
Whirlpool Corporation
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