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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 1999
Filed:
Sep. 24, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
William V Stieben, Greenville, MI (US);
Rick L Gunderson, Greenville, MI (US);
Ronald G Prusinski, Plymouth, IN (US);
Robert J Turnbull, Greenville, MI (US);
Assignee:
White Consolidated Industries, Inc., Cleveland, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
3122236 ; 16223 ; 49381 ; 312405 ;
Abstract
An improved electrical connector assembly and a method for installing the same quickly and efficiently in a refrigerator door conduit. The assembly provides a hollow member, or water tube, and an electrical connector having a locator and a stop surface. The method involves assembling the electrical connector and the hollow member by placing the locator within the hollow member and applying a force on the hollow member to push the electrical connector through the conduit.