General Electric Company

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John M Powell

Louis D Bruck

Richard A Stich

Gerhard K Losert

K Bailey Keeling, Jr

Oliver R Clark

William C Frick

John J Roberts

The bag has a trapezoidal shape including a pair of parallel edges opposite each other with one longer than the other and a pair of opposite diverging edges. One edge of the bag is defined by a fold to close off an opening providing access into the bag. Other edges of the bag are formed by a seam joining two opposite layers of flexible material together. The opening is preferably provided on a flap which extends beyond the trapezoidal perimeter of the bag. When this flap is folded over, the final trapezoidal shape for the bag is provided. Walls are built utilizing a plurality of such trapezoidally shaped sandbags in alternating parallel orientations for the long edges and short edges of adjacent bags. Joints between adjacent sandbags are longer than with rectangular sandbags and interlock together somewhat.

Sandbag

A refrigerator includes an outer cabinet and an inner liner separated by insulation. The liner includes a plurality of walls defining a compartment to receive items to be refrigerated. An electric light is positioned adjacent to a first of the liner walls. A second of the liner walls disposed perpendicular to the first wall has three spaced apart slots positioned closer to the first wall than the light to the first wall. A shield is positioned between the light and the first wall and includes three tabs received in the slots in the second wall. The middle tab has a pair of lateral ears with rest positions angled with respect to the long axis of the corresponding slot. The ears flex as the tab is inserted through the slot and then return to their rest position to overlie the second liner wall. The other tabs also are angled with respect to their slots to firmly engage the second wall when installed. The shield also has oppositely projecting feet extending perpendicular to the shield and positioned adjacent the second wall so that the shield is positively positioned between the light and the first wall.

Self mounting refrigerator light heat shield

The combination of a refrigerator cabinet, a hot refrigerant loop conduit passing through an opening in a peripheral wall of the cabinet and a grommet shielding the conduit from the edge of metal around the opening. The grommet, formed by a pair of molded body elements joined by an integral hinge, includes a pair of passages receiving portions of the conduit. Resilient rings extend into the passages and engage the conduit to preclude escape of foam insulation through the passages. An outwardly diverging mandrel extends from the refrigerated compartment end of each passage. A sealing lip projects outwardly from the grommet body and inclines toward the housing wall. Resilient fingers extend from the grommet body and have distal ends which overlap the distal edge of the sealing lip. The distal ends of the fingers and distal edge of the sealing lip engage opposite sides of the peripheral wall so the lip seals against leakage of foam through the opening.

Refrigerator with hot liquid loop/case protection

A cabinet assembly for a refrigerator having two top front corners. The cabinet has an outer sheet metal shell having a top panel, side panels and a front face. The front face is formed to provide a first U-shaped portion and a second U-shaped portion with a groove area in the second U-shaped portion. There is a brace located at each of the two top front corners of the cabinet and each has two joined sections at right angles to each other and each section is formed as an inwardly open U-shaped channel having a base, a first leg and a second leg spaced apart and integrally joined to the base. The brace has at least one resilient hook shaped latch element on each of the two joined sections. The latch elements extend from the first leg beyond the base and engage the second U-shaped portion in the groove area to secure the brace to the outer metal shell.

Refrigerator cabinet assembly

A method of assembling an anti-sweat heater in a refrigerator cabinet having an outer sheet metal shell with side panels and a front face. The front face has a U-shaped portion formed with a groove and first, second and third walls in spaced parallel planes with the third wall bent at a right angle to form a flange having a free terminal edge. An anti-sweat header retainer member is formed from sheet metal and has a body portion, a first end portion having three spaced legs, and a second end portion also having three spaced legs with free termial ends. The center leg of the second end portion has a depending tang portion and each of the side legs of the second end portion have a reverse bend portion open in the direction of the tang portion of the center leg. The anti-sweat heater is placed near a corner in the outer metal shell and the anti-sweat heater retainer member is inserted into the outer wall and the legs of the first end portion of the retainer member are positioned to grip the flange. The legs of the second end portion are positioned so tht the tang portion of the center leg contacts the anti-sweat heater and urges it into the corner while the reverse bend portion of the side legs are seated in the groove in the second U-shaped portion is spring biased relationship.

Method of assembling an anti-sweat heater in a refrigerator cabinet

A shelf assembly including a panel forming a shelf with a back wall, bottom wall and side walls and having an elongated front shelf member and an end cap holding the shelf front member to each side wall of the shelf. The end cap has a base wall with perpendicular integrally formed rear, side and front flanges and the base wall has at the front thereof projections for securing thereto one end of the shelf front member. The end cap has a latching assembly secured to the rear flange and projecting rearwardly and receivable in an aperture in the panel side wall and includes two support legs each having a width slightly less than the distance between opposite edges of the side wall aperture. A spring member is located between the legs and attached to both support legs at one end away from the rear flange and the distal end of the spring member is free. The spring member has an inclined ramp portion extending from the attached end toward the rear flange and extends outside the diameter of the aperture in the panel. The spring member also has a panel engaging portion depending from the ramp portion in a direction of the leg at an inclined angle with the rear surface of the panel side wall of between 95 and 160 degrees. With the spring member being depressed and inserted into the aperture the rear flange abuts one side of the panel and the panel engaging portion of the spring member is biased against only the rear surface of the panel side wall to secure the end cap to the panel and the end cap is removable therefrom by depressing the spring member and withdrawing the end cap from the aperture.

Shelf assembly

A method for constructing a reinforced foundation including locating and supporting a reinforcing rod at a preselected position in the foundation and securing a mudsill to the foundation without affecting the location of the supporting rod.

Method for constructing a reinforced foundation

A form tie is disclosed for interconnecting a pair of spaced panels providing the sides of a form and for locating and supporting at least one reinforcing rod at a preselected location intermediate the panels. The form tie includes a unitary elongated member of generally Z-shaped configuration having generally parallel elongate members joined by an intermediate diagonal member and rectilinear braces and tabs for supporting the panels of the form. One embodiment of the present invention includes a second elongate member formed integrally with the generally Z-shaped member for locating and supporting a reinforcing rod at a preselected location intermediate the panels. Alternate embodiments of the form tie of the present invention include means for locating and supporting a second reinforcing rod at a preselected location intermediate the panels. The specific structural features of the form tie also provide improved resistance to vertical and horizontal shear forces acting on the form sides in addition to resisting transverse forces which tend to move the form sides toward or away from each other.

Form tie

A refrigerator cabinet having a rigid plastic foam member and an electrical wiring assembly, and the method of constructing the same. There is provided an open channel in the rigid plastic foam member and electrical wires are placed in the channel. At least one clip is secured within the channel, the clip having two spaced legs with projections formed thereon, and gripping respectively the side walls of the channel. The clip also has a body member depending from the legs spanning the open channel remote from the bottom wall and spaced from the electrical wires to confine and allow longitudinal movement of the wires within the channel.

Household refrigerator and method of construction

A refrigerator cabinet having a metal outer shell and a plastic inner liner, containing a partition between fresh food and freezer compartments formed of a metal plate defining the fresh food compartment ceiling, a rigid expanded styrene bead thermally insulating divider mounted on the plate, and a plastic tray forming the freezing compartment floor mounted on the divider. An elongated strip of flexible polyurethane is folded lengthwise over a vertical edge of the plate so as to form a compressible, resilient air tight thermal seal between the sides and back of the plate and the adjacent liner walls regardless of changes in the gap distance between the plate and liner caused by the thermal variations of refrigerator operation or reasonable manufacturing variations. The partition inserts into channels formed on the sides of the liner which are partially defined by upper ledges with overlap raised flat rims extending along the sides of the tray to prevent unsightly gaps from occurring between the tray and the liner as a result of thermal or manufacturing variations. Laterally projecting tabs formed on the sides of the rims at the front of the tray project behind frontal edges of the outer shell a distance sufficient to prevent unsightly gaps between the sides of the tray and the edges of the shell resulting from thermal variations or manufacturing variations.

Refrigerator compartment partitioning means

An article of manufacture for fixing the sides of a form with respect to each other is disclosed, which article consists of a unitary elongated metal member of generally Z-shape configuration having generally parallel end portions joined by an intermediate diagonal portion. Specific structural features of the article are described which provide improved resistance to vertical and horizontal shear forces acting on the form sides in addition to resisting transverse forces which tend to move the form sides toward or away from each other.

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Charlestown, IN, United States of America

John M Powell