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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2009
Ragavendra Prabhakar, Hyderabad, IN;
Mahesh Natarajan, Hyderabad, IN;
Pranav Mittal, Karnataka, IN;
Martin Zentner, Prospect, KY (US);
Matthew William Davis, Prospect, KY (US);
Ragavendra Prabhakar, Hyderabad, IN;
Mahesh Natarajan, Hyderabad, IN;
Pranav Mittal, Karnataka, IN;
Martin Zentner, Prospect, KY (US);
Matthew William Davis, Prospect, KY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
An in-door fluid drainage system for a refrigerator is disclosed. The drain fluid transfer system is described as extending from the door of a refrigerator to the lower compartment for transfer of drain fluid from the door to a drain fluid removal system. Also described is a drain fluid transfer system which comprises one or both of a transfer tube at least partially enclosed in a hinge assembly, and a valve assembly positioned at the lower portion of the door.