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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2022
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Abhishek Awachat, Pune, IN;
Ruturaj Kadam, Pune, IN;
George Theng Ching Ooi, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Shailesh Wani, Pune, IN;
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D 23/02 (2006.01); E05B 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D 23/028 (2013.01); E05B 1/0015 (2013.01); F25D 23/021 (2013.01);
Abstract
A door for a refrigerator appliance includes a first external panel, a ledge, a second external panel, and a protrusion. The ledge extends inward relative to the first external panel. The second external panel is offset from the first external panel and extends upward from the ledge to a top of the door. The protrusion extends upward from the ledge along the first external panel. A pocket handle is defined above the ledge and between the protrusion and the second external panel.