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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2002
Sheldon W. Mandel, East Galesburg, IL (US);
Maytag Corporation, Newton, IA (US);
Abstract
A plastic terminal end section of a refrigerator handle is secured to an upper in-turned portion of a refrigerator door by forming the end section with a lower channel defined, at least in part, by in-turned, tie-down flanges. The overall mounting assembly also incorporates a metal plate which slips into the channel and receives mechanical fasteners such that the fasteners extend into the terminal end section of the handle, through the metal plate, and into the door. With this arrangement, the metal plate functions to clamp down the tie-down flanges to the door when the fasteners are tightened, thereby securing the terminal end section of the handle to the door.