Plastic mullion rail assembly for refrigerator

In a refrigeration apparatus having a cabinet defining an internal space and including opposite spaced walls and mullion wall means extending between said spaced walls for dividing said space into compartments, said mullion wall means defining an outer edge portion, an improved mullion rail assembly comprising:

• an elongated member formed of a thermal insulating material overlying said edge portion to define an insulating outer mullion rail;
• an outwardly exposed elongated thin strip of magnetically attractable material, the transverse extent of said strip being a major portion of the transverse extent of the elongated member but less than that of said elongated member;
• means for retaining said strip to said insulating elongated member to be longitudinally displaceable thereon, said strip being spaced inwardly from the lateral side edges of the insulating elongated member whereby said strip is insulated from said compartments;
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• securing means for securing said elongated member to one of said spaced walls and securing said strip to the other of said spaced walls.

In a refrigeration apparatus having a cabinet defining an internal space and including opposite spaced walls and mullion wall means extending between said spaced walls for dividing said space into compartments, said mullion wall means defining an outer edge portion, an improved mullion rail assembly comprising:

• an elongated member formed of a thermal insulating material;
• means for securing said elongated member to one of said spaced walls against longitudinal displacement and in overlying relationship to said edge portion to define an insulating outer mullion rail;
• an outwardly exposed elongated strip of magnetically attractable material on said mullion rail, the transverse extent of said strip being less than that of said insulating elongated member and said strip being spaced inwardly from the lateral side edges of the insulating elongated member whereby said strip is insulated from said compartments, said strip further defining an end connecting means;
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• means for securing said strip end connecting means to said cabinet adjacent the other of said spaced walls against longitudinal displacement.

In a refrigeration apparatus having a cabinet defining an internal space and including opposite spaced walls and mullion wall means extending between said spaced walls for dividing said space into compartments, said mullion wall means defining an outer edge portion, an improved mullion rail assembly comprising:

• an elongated member formed of a thermal insulating material;
• means for retaining said elongated member in overlying relationship to said edge portion to define an insulating outer mullion rail;
• an outwardly exposed elongated strip of magnetically attractable material on said mullion rail, the transverse extent of said strip being less than that of said insulating elongated member and said strip being spaced inwardly from the lateral side edges of the insulating elongated member whereby said strip is insulated from said compartments, said strip further defining a turned end flange;
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• means for securing said strip end flange to said cabinet adjacent one of said spaced walls, said means for securing said elongated member comprising means for securing one end of the elongated member to said cabinet adjacent the other of said walls.

In a refrigeration apparatus having a cabinet defining an internal space and including opposite spaced walls and mullion wall means extending between said spaced walls for dividing said space into compartments, said mullion wall means defining an outer edge portion, an improved mullion rail assembly comprising:

• an elongated member formed of a thermal insulating material;
• means for snap-fitting said elongated member to said mullion wall means outer edge portion to define an insulating outer mullion rail forming a longitudinal channel;
• an outwardly exposed elongated strip of magnetically attractable material longitudinally adjustably carried on said mullion rail outer edge portion in said channel, the transverse extent of said strip being less than that of said insulating elongated member and said strip being spaced inwardly from the lateral side edges of the insulating elongated member;
• heating means disposed between said elongated member and said strip for heating said strip to prevent condensation collection thereon, the spacing of said heated strip from said side edges of the insulating elongated member effectively preventing heat transfer from said strip to said compartments;
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• securing means for securing said elongated member to one of said spaced walls and securing said strip to the other of said spaced walls.

In a refrigeration apparatus having a cabinet defining an internal space and including opposite spaced walls and mullion wall means extending between said spaced walls for dividing said space into compartments, said mullion wall means defining an outer edge portion, an improved mullion rail assembly comprising:

• an elongated member formed of a thermal insulating material;
• means for fitting said elongated member to said mullion wall means outer edge portion to define an insulating outer mullion rail;
• an outwardly exposed elongated strip of magnetically attractable material carried on said mullion rail outer edge portion, the transverse extent of said strip being less than that of said insulating elongated member and said strip being spaced inwardly from the lateral side edges of the insulating elongated member;
• heating means disposed between said elongated member and said strip for heating said strip to prevent condensation collection thereon, the spacing of said heated strip from said side edges of the insulating elongated member effectively preventing heat transfer from said strip to said compartments;
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• an insulative block extending between the outer edge portion of the mullion wall means and the insulating elongated member, said elongated member being secured to the mullion wall means at opposite sides of said insulative block.