Thermoplastic and low modulus thermoplastics for appliance handles
US5303451A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 29, 1992 |
| Grant date | Apr 19, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 29, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF25D2400/18
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A handle assembly for use with doors of household refrigerators includes an elongated stiffener member in the shape of a channel having a base and projecting sides. A number of apertures are spaced along the base. Each end of the member is formed with offset portions. A body of thermoplastic elastomer having a Shore A Durometer hardness of no more than about 50 is injection molded about the stiffener member. The elastomer fills the apertures and surrounds the offset portions.
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