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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2020
Filed:
May. 02, 2019
Applicant:
Haier Us Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Inventors:
Todd Duncan Cook, Louisville, KY (US);
Pat Napier, Crestwood, KY (US);
William Jeremy Leachman, Pewee Valley, KY (US);
Steven David Paul, Louisville, KY (US);
Bagawathkumar Chellappan, Prospect, KY (US);
Assignee:
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D 23/06 (2006.01); F16B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D 23/063 (2013.01); F16B 5/0096 (2013.01); F25D 2323/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A refrigerator appliance includes a cabinet that defines a chilled chamber. The cabinet has an outer casing with a first front flange and a second front flange. The first and second front flanges are connected at a mitered joint. Each of the first and second front flanges has a tab extending into the outer casing. The tabs of the first and second front flanges are plastically deformed together at the mitered joint.