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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 1984
Filed:
May. 20, 1982
Gerhard K Losert, Louisville, KY (US);
General Electric Company, Louisville, KY (US);
Abstract
A refrigerator cabinet and method of constructing the same including a storage compartment having an access opening surrounded by a face portion comprising an area composed of magnetic material. A door is hingedly mounted on the cabinet for closing the access opening and the door comprises an outer metal panel having an inwardly turned flange extending about the periphery thereof and a plastic inner panel having a flange with a peripheral edge portion overlying and joined to the flange of the outer panel, the panels having thermal insulation therebetween. A sealing gasket is mounted on the door adjacent the peripheral edge and includes a base portion overlying the peripheral edge of the inner panel and a cabinet engaging portion integrally joined to the base portion and includes a magnetic means attracted to the area of magnetic material and provides the sole means for holding the door in a closed position. The base portion of the sealing gasket has a first section secured to the door and includes a downwardly projecting front seal, a downwardly projecting rear seal spaced from the front seal, and an upwardly curved surface joining the rear and front seals. There is also included an upwardly depending hollow member above the rear seal that has rear vertical surface and a curved surface between the rear seal and the rear vertical surface of the hollow member. The base portion has a second section spaced from and joined to the first section comprising a web that is spaced from and overlies the hollow member and the second section has a downwardly extending projection contacting the inner panel. A retainer member overlying and shaped to accommodate the upwardly depending hollow member is secured to the door by fasteners through the plastic inner panel flange and the inwardly turned flange of the outer door panel.