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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2006
Edward Crompton, Iowa City, NE (US);
Mark Jeffery Reimer, Coralville, IA (US);
Edward Crompton, Iowa City, NE (US);
Mark Jeffery Reimer, Coralville, IA (US);
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A universal trim piece system for a refrigerator door having a decorative panel can be employed with either a front mounted door handle or a side mounted door handle. When employing the front mounted handle, the door is provided with a top trim piece, a bottom trim piece and first and second side trim pieces. When employing the side mounted handle, the door is provided with the top trim piece, the bottom trim piece and only the first side trim piece, with the side mounted handle replacing the second side trim piece. Interchanging the handles/decorative panels just requires loosening the top and bottom trim pieces, exchanging the handles and possibly the decorative panels, providing a second side trim piece or handle, and re-secure the top and bottom trim pieces.