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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2003
James M. Grace, Elberon, IA (US);
Dean A. Martin, Solon, IA (US);
Eugene H. Schuchert, Iowa City, IA (US);
Forrest F. Wing, Des Moines, IA (US);
James M. Grace, Elberon, IA (US);
Dean A. Martin, Solon, IA (US);
Eugene H. Schuchert, Iowa City, IA (US);
Forrest F. Wing, Des Moines, IA (US);
Maytag Corporation, Newton, IA (US);
Abstract
A refrigerator cabinet assembly includes a shell formed from a pre-painted material having first and second laterally spaced upstanding side walls which are interconnected by a top wall, with each of the first and second side and top walls including a front edge portion leading to a flange assembly defining a liner receiving cavity. The flange assembly includes a front flange leading to a return flange that extends to a rear flange and terminates in a bent flange. The cabinet assembly further includes a plurality of corner and stanchion reinforcing members secured behind respective return flange sections. The reinforcing members function to increase the structural integrity of the shell while including tab structure for mounting and/or shell deformation preventing purposes.