Refrigerator appliance and air duct therefor

An air duct positionable within a refrigerator appliance to direct an airflow therethrough, the air duct comprising:

• a duct body extending between a first end to a second end, the duct body defining a fluid exchange path between the first end and the second end, and
• a plurality of first fluid openings at the first end in fluid communication with the fluid exchange path;
• and
• a plurality of resilient fingers radially-spaced apart about the plurality of first fluid openings, the plurality of resilient fingers extending integrally from the duct body against an outer surface of an internal liner of the refrigerator appliance at the first end of the duct body, wherein the outer surface is defined outside of a chilled chamber defined by the internal liner, and wherein the plurality of resilient fingers are positioned radially outward from and completely surrounding the plurality of first fluid openings.

A refrigerator appliance comprising:

• a cabinet;
• an internal liner positioned within the cabinet, the internal liner defining a chilled chamber;
• and
• an air duct comprising:
• a duct body extending along an axial direction between a first end to a second end, the duct body defining a fluid exchange path between the first end and the second end, the duct body further defining a plurality of first fluid openings at the first end in fluid communication with the fluid exchange path, and
• a plurality of resilient fingers radially-spaced apart about the plurality of first fluid openings, the plurality of resilient fingers extending integrally from the duct body, wherein the plurality of resilient fingers extend against an outer surface of the internal liner at the first end of the duct body, wherein the outer surface is defined outside of the chilled chamber, wherein the plurality of resilient fingers are positioned radially outward from and completely surround the plurality of first fluid openings, and wherein at least one finger of the plurality of resilient fingers extends to the internal liner at a non-parallel angle relative to the axial direction.