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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2012
Filed:
May. 07, 2009
Applicants:
Alan S. Lucas, Evansville, IN (US);
Harish Kulkarni, Pune, IN;
Inventors:
Alan S. Lucas, Evansville, IN (US);
Harish Kulkarni, Pune, IN;
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47B 96/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An articulated hinge allowing non-circular motion of a refrigerator door and having a mechanism for transmitting utilities through the hinge is provided. A support rod for preventing torsional deformation of a refrigerator door adapted to carry utilities to an in-door dispenser is also provided.