Metal working – Method of mechanical manufacture – Assembling or joining
Patent
1996-09-25
1998-01-06
Bryant, David P.
Metal working
Method of mechanical manufacture
Assembling or joining
312406, 5278415, 264 465, B23P 1904, A47B 9604, B29C 6500
Patent
active
057041075
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 Francisco
Fisher Michael H.
Schmidt Christopher G.
Tani Edson Takayuki
Bryant David P.
Davis Mark A.
Rice Robert O.
Roth Thomas J.
Stewart Tisa
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