Door holding apparatus of refrigerator

A refrigerator comprising a body forming a refrigeration compartment having an opening;

• a pair of side-by-side swinging doors for closing said opening, each door comprising a frame having a vertical first edge hinged to said body, and a vertical second edge arranged to face said second edge of the other door when said doors are closed;
• a slide mounted to each of said second edges for horizontal movement inwardly toward and outwardly from its respective first edge;
• each slide extending vertically beyond upper and lower edges of said opening;
• said slides being biased inwardly toward said first edge of its respective frame;
• slide displacing means on said body for sliding each slide outwardly in response to closing of its respective door;
• each slide carrying a projection arranged to enter a respective groove in said body when said doors are closed;
• and holding means disposed on said body and engageable with a keeper groove formed on each side.

A refrigerator comprising a body forming a refrigeration compartment having an opening;

• a pair of side-by-side swinging doors for closing said opening, each door comprising a frame having a vertical first edge hinged to said body, and a vertical second edge arranged to face said second edge of the other door when said doors are closed;
• a slide mounted to each of said second edges for horizontal movement inwardly toward and outwardly from its respective first edge;
• biasing means for biasing said slides inwardly;
• and slide-displacing means for sliding each slide outwardly in response to closing of its respective door;
• wherein one of said body and slides carries permanent magnet means, the other of said body and slides carrying metal plates arranged to contact said permanent magnet means when said doors are closed.

A refrigerator comprising a body forming a refrigeration compartment having an opening;

• a pair of side-by-side swinging doors for closing said opening, each door comprising a frame having a vertical first edge hinged to said body, and a vertical second edge arranged to face said second edge of the other door when said doors are closed;
• a slide mounted to each of said second edges for horizontal movement inwardly toward and outwardly from its respective first edge;
• biasing means for biasing said slides inwardly;
• and slide-displacing means for sliding each slide outwardly in response to closing of its respective door;
• wherein said slide-displacing means comprise guide surfaces disposed on said body and arranged to contact respective slides.

A refrigerator comprising a body forming a refrigeration compartment having an opening;

• a pair of side-by-side swinging doors for closing said opening, each door comprising a frame having a vertical first edge hinged to said body, and a vertical second edge arranged to face said second edge of the other door when said doors are closed;
• a slide mounted to each of said second edges for horizontal movement inwardly toward and outwardly from its respective first edge;
• biasing means for biasing said slides inwardly;
• and slide-displacing means for sliding each slide outwardly in response to closing of its respective door;
• wherein each frame includes a stop surface limiting the extent to which its respective slide can travel outwardly.