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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 1989
Filed:
May. 19, 1987
Rexford W Cordill, Evansville, IN (US);
John T Woods, Scott Township, Vanderburgh County, IN (US);
Louis W Fellwock, Sebastian County, AR (US);
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A refrigerator cabinet includes an outer shell having a transverse flange terminating in a channel generally parallel with the flange and opening transversely inwardly. A liner is disposed within the shell and defines a storage space which is divided into two compartments by a compartment separator. A center rail defines a forward wall for the separator. A pair of brackets each has a first portion shaped to conform to the channel and a second portion shaped to conform to ends of the center rail. An adhesive material is disposed in opposite sides of the channel adjacent the compartment separator and adheres the brackets to the cabinet. Fasteners are provided for securing brackets to the opposite ends of the center rail. Accordingly, a refrigerator cabinet is provided which utilizes an adhesive as the sole means for retaining the center rail brackets to the cabinet structure.