Refrigerator door opener

A refrigerator comprising:

• a thermally insulated housing having an opening at a front surface thereof;
• a door slidably connected to said thermally insulated housing for selectively opening and closing said opening;
• a pivotally supported handle connected to said door for movement between opened and closed positions for opening and closing said door, respectively, said handle having a presser face and a pull face;
• and
• a trigger member for exerting a force against an edge portion of said thermally between projected and retracted positions,
• such that when said handle is moved from the closed position to the opened position said presser face moves said trigger member from the retracted position to the projected position so as to exert the force against said edge portion, when said handle is moved from the opened position to the closed position said pull face moves said trigger member from the projected position to the retracted position, and when said handle is in the closed position said trigger member is in the retracted position and spaced from said edge portion.

A refrigerator comprising:

• a thermally insulated housing having an opening at a front surface thereof;
• a partition wall dividing an interior of said thermally insulated housing into upper and lower compartments, said partition wall having a partition brim formed at a front face thereof;
• a door hinged to one side of said thermally insulated housing by a hinge for selectively opening and closing one of said upper and lower compartments;
• a magnetic gasket fitted to said door;
• a pivotally supported handle connected to a portion of said door remote from said hinge for movement between opened and closed positions for opening and closing said door, respectively;
• and
• a trigger member engageable with said partition brim and drivingly coupled with said handle for movement between
• (i) a retracted position, at which said trigger member is spaced from said partition brim, when said handle is in the closed position, and
• (ii) a projected position when said handle is in the opened position,
• such that when said handle is moved from the closed position toward the opened position said trigger member is moved from the retracted position to the projected position to abut said partition brim so as to physically release said magnetic gasket from contact with said partition brim,
• wherein said partition brim has a thickness greater than a wall thickness of said thermally insulated housing.