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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 1976
Filed:
Feb. 12, 1975
Applicant:
Inventors:
Stephen G Boughton, Louisville, KY (US);
James D Wilkerson, Jr, Bloomington, IN (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Louisville, KY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05B / ; E05B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
292288 ; 2420 / ; 206320 ; 292D / ; 3121 / ;
Abstract
An aligning-securing apparatus has holding elements that are inserted in respective openings of a refrigerator cabinet and a refrigerator door. In the installed position, the apparatus maintains the door aligned relative to the refrigerator cabinet during installation of the door on the cabinet and releasably maintains the door against vertical movement during shipping of the refrigerator.