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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 1989
Filed:
Jan. 18, 1989
John M Powell, Charlestown, IN (US);
Louis D Bruck, Louisville, KY (US);
General Electric Company, Louisville, KY (US);
Abstract
A method of assembling an anti-sweat heater in a refrigerator cabinet having an outer sheet metal shell with side panels and a front face. The front face has a U-shaped portion formed with a groove and first, second and third walls in spaced parallel planes with the third wall bent at a right angle to form a flange having a free terminal edge. An anti-sweat header retainer member is formed from sheet metal and has a body portion, a first end portion having three spaced legs, and a second end portion also having three spaced legs with free termial ends. The center leg of the second end portion has a depending tang portion and each of the side legs of the second end portion have a reverse bend portion open in the direction of the tang portion of the center leg. The anti-sweat heater is placed near a corner in the outer metal shell and the anti-sweat heater retainer member is inserted into the outer wall and the legs of the first end portion of the retainer member are positioned to grip the flange. The legs of the second end portion are positioned so tht the tang portion of the center leg contacts the anti-sweat heater and urges it into the corner while the reverse bend portion of the side legs are seated in the groove in the second U-shaped portion is spring biased relationship.