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US 12,704,314 B2Granted
Support beam for a refrigerator
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorsJos Nieuwlaat, Joannes Sebastiaan Cornelis Emmen, Thijs Slagter
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Abstract
A support beam for a refrigerator includes an outer shell defining a cavity, or a spine with a keyed surface, a filler applied to the outer shell or spine, and at least one jamb. The filler and outer shell or spine are formed of the same material. A method of manufacture, a fridge including the support and a kit are also described.
Claims14
A support beam for a refrigerator, the support beam comprising:
- an extruded outer shell defining a cavity,
- a filler foam occupying the cavity,
- at least one jamb, formed by the outer shell,
- wherein the filler foam is a polymer material and the extruded outer shell is also formed of the polymer material, wherein the extruded outer shell is a single extruded piece of the polymer material that defines a closing face for a door of the refrigerator.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.