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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 1990
Filed:
Oct. 30, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
Vincent P Anderson, Center Township, Vanderburgh County, IN (US);
Rexford W Cordill, Galesburg, IL (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
312214 ;
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 flange reinforcement assembly includes four corner brackets spot welded rearwardly of the channel, and two reinforcement bars. An adhesive material is disposed between the reinforcement bars and the rear of the channel to adhere the same and to comprise the sole means for retaining the reinforcement bars to the cabinet.