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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 1999
Filed:
Jul. 11, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ronald W Guess, Evansville, IN (US);
Rex P Mowery, Veale Township, Daviess County, IN (US);
Stoney Q McGowan, Versailles, KY (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
362 94 ; 362155 ; 362295 ;
Abstract
A modular lighting assembly is provided for a refrigerator which has a molded base plate carrying a light bulb, a light switch and electrical connectors between the light switch and light bulb. The light switch may be either a plunger type switch or other types of switch such as a magnetic switch. The light is positioned adjacent to the switch so as to avoid the necessity of having a wire harness extend within the refrigerator cabinet between those two components.