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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2009
Cory Jerome Tafoya, Louisville, KY (US);
Bryan W. Snider, Louisville, KY (US);
Rebecca Eakins, Louisville, KY (US);
Cory Jerome Tafoya, Louisville, KY (US);
Bryan W. Snider, Louisville, KY (US);
Rebecca Eakins, Louisville, KY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
An appliance including a housing have an opening, a drawer having a front side and a back side, the drawer being configured for insertion into the opening, a drawer face coupled to the front side, the drawer face having a gasket circumscribing the drawer face and at least one dimension of the drawer face is smaller than a respective dimension of the opening so as to form a gap between the drawer face and the opening on at least one side of the drawer face, and a transom pivotally mounted to the drawer, the transom being configured to substantially bridge the gap between the drawer face and the opening and sealingly engage the gasket when the drawer is in a closed position.