Refrigerator appliance with soft open drawer front
US10578351B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 11, 2019 |
| Grant date | Mar 3, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 11, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47B2210/0094
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A refrigerator appliance includes a cabinet which defines a fresh food storage chamber and a frozen food storage chamber. The refrigerator appliance also includes a drawer slidably mounted within one of the fresh food storage chamber and the frozen food storage chamber. The drawer includes a drawer body defining an interior of the drawer and a door attached to the drawer body via a hinge such that the door is rotatable relative to the drawer body between a closed position where the door encloses the interior of the drawer and an open position to provide access to the interior of the drawer. The hinge includes a damper assembly configured to dampen rotation of the door from the closed position to the open position.
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