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Door gasket assembly for a refrigerated appliance

US11768029B2 · kind B2 · utility

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19Claims

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Assignee

WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION · US

Inventors

Jose R. Aranda · Hilliard, US
Alexa N. Brown · Mishawaka, US
Jackson Felipe Karl · Three Rivers, US
Dakota E. Kosek · Benton Harbor, US
Rishikesh Vinayak Kulkarni · Three Rivers, US
E. C. Pickles · Three Rivers, US
Antonio Sanchez · Stevensville, US
Richard A. Spletzer · Stevensville, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 20, 2021
Grant date	Sep 26, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 11, 2042

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF25D2600/04
WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A refrigerator appliance includes an icemaker that is selectively closeable by a door. An outer gasket is positioned about an edge of the door and a sealing gasket is positioned around a center portion of the door inside the outer gasket. A plurality of protrusions extend from a rim of the icemaker. A liner is aligned with and spaced apart from the rim. A first gasket and a second gasket are positioned between the rim and the liner.

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