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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 1988
Filed:
Aug. 10, 1987
William J Linstromberg, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
According to the invention, a support/heat shield is provided for mounting an ice maker from the plastic liner on the inside of a refrigeration apparatus. The invention contemplates mounting the support/heat shield on the liner at the juncture of a first, horizontal wall, and a second vertical wall, depending from the first wall. The support/heat shield, in its simplest state, has third and fourth flat walls, at right angles to each other, with wall surfaces for situation facially against the first and second liner walls. The fourth wall is attached to the first liner wall and the third wall to the second liner wall. The icemaker is attached to the third wall of the support/heat shield.