Reversible refrigerator door with improved electrical outlet mounting arrangement
US4578902A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 25, 1984 |
| Grant date | Apr 1, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 25, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF25D23/02
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A refrigerator door construction including a mounting frame having at least one vertical mullion disposed between side members and interconnecting upper and lower members, at least a pair of reversible doors swingably mounted in the frame in selective left- and right-hand operating directions, hinge means for mounting the doors in the frame about a hinge axis disposed along one vertical edge of each of the doors. The doors each having a rearwardly facing recess adjacent the hinge axis substantially centrally between opposite ends of the door, handle means mounted on the other vertical edge of each of the doors substantially centrally between opposite ends thereof and electrical heater means in each of the doors having a flexible cord connected at one end thereto and having plug means at the other end disposed in the recess. Electrical socket means are mounted in the left and right vertical frame members substantially centrally between opposite ends thereof for receiving the plug means when the door hinge axis is disposed adjacent thereto, and selectively reversible electrical socket means are mounted in the mullion substantially between the ends thereof. The reversible socket means…
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