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US 2017/0284728 A1Published application
Handle assembly for a refrigerator
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorForrest F. Wing
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Abstract
A handle assembly for mounting to a door of a refrigerator includes a main body member having first and second end portions separated by an intermediate portion. Each of the first and second end portions includes a cavity adapted to receive an end insert formed of soft material. Each of the end inserts includes an attachment member. The handle is mounted to a front face of the door through interengagment of the attachment members and base members provided on the door without scratching the surface of the door.
Claims20
A door comprising:
- a door pivotally mounted relative to a cabinet, the door comprising a front face portion and a side edge;
- a handle for opening the door relative to the cabinet, the handle including:
- a main body having a first end and a second end joined by an intermediate portion;
- a first end insert secured to the first end and a first metal insert coupled to first end insert, the first metal insert having a base member receiving portion positioned at the first end;
- a first attachment member secured to the first end insert;
- a second end insert secured to the second end and a second metal insert coupled to the second end insert, the second metal insert having a base member receiving portion positioned at the second end;
- a second attachment member secured to the second end insert;
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- first and second base members disposed on the front face portion of the door, the first and second base members interengaging with respective ones of the first and second attachment members to secure the handle to the door.
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An appliance door comprising:
- a door mounted for movement relative to an appliance cabinet, the door comprising a front face portion and a side edge;
- a handle for shifting the door relative to the cabinet, said handle comprising:
- a main body member having first and second end portions joined by an intermediate portion, said first and second end portions having first and second cavities, along with first and second access holes extending through the main body member and opening into the first and second cavities, respectively;
- a first end insert positioned in the first cavity of the main body member, the first end insert comprising a first metal ring having a side wall provided with a first opening aligned with the first access hole;
- a first attachment member extending through the first access hole of the first end portion and the first opening, wherein the first attachment member is exposed to the first cavity;
- a second end insert positioned in the second cavity of the main body member, said second end insert comprising a second metal ring having a side wall provided with a second opening aligned with the second access hole;
- a second attachment member extending through the second access hole of the second end portion and the second opening, wherein the second attachment member is exposed to the second cavity;
- first and second base members securely disposed on the front face portion of the door, said first and second base members projecting into the first and second cavities respectively, while being engaged by the first and second attachment members to secure the handle to the door.
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A handle for a door comprising:
- a handle assembly comprising:
- first and second end inserts, the first end insert comprising a first attachment ring and the second end insert comprising a second attachment ring;
- a main body member including first and second end portions interconnected by an intermediate portion, first and second access holes in a wall of the main body member positioned respectively at the first and second end portions;
- a first recess at the first end portion of the main body member, the first end insert being located in the first recess;
- a second recess at the second end portion of the main body member, the second end insert being located in the second recess;
- a first fastener inserted through the first access hole, engaging the first end insert and projecting into the first recess;
- a second fastener inserted through the second access hole, engaging the second end insert and projecting into the second recess;
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- wherein the first and second end inserts are configured to accept a base member disposed on a door to secure the handle assembly to the door.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.