General Electric Company

Kermit B Keeling, Jr

David N Cherry

Garland W Insko

The biasing mechanism of a refrigerator includes a spring connected to provide biasing force in the desired directions at the appropriate degrees of door opening and an arm and roller arrangement which compliments the action of the spring. Within about 30 degrees or so of its closed position the door is biased toward its closed position. From about 30 degrees to about 90 degrees of door opening the biasing mechanism slightly biases the door toward its open position. At about 90 degrees the door is stable and beyond about 90 degrees the mechanism provides an addition stable position.

Refrigerator door biasing mechanism

An appliance such as an electric range is adapted to be positioned in a cutout in a kitchen counter cabinet. The range has a control housing or backsplash arranged along the back edge of the cooktop. This housing is adjustably mounted so it may be shifted in a limited front-to-back direction so it fits flush against the kitchen wall. The housing is locked in place by an adjustable fastening means of the present invention located within the housing adjacent the opposite ends thereof.

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Louisville, KY, United States of America

Kermit B Keeling, Jr