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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2009
Paul B. Allard, Stevensville, MI (US);
James W. Kendall, Mount Prospect, IL (US);
Steven J. Kuehl, Stevensville, MI (US);
Alan S. Lucas, Evansville, IN (US);
Andrew M. Tenbarge, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
John J. Vonderhaar, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Guolian Wu, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Paul B. Allard, Stevensville, MI (US);
James W. Kendall, Mount Prospect, IL (US);
Steven J. Kuehl, Stevensville, MI (US);
Alan S. Lucas, Evansville, IN (US);
Andrew M. Tenbarge, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
John J. Vonderhaar, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Guolian Wu, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A refrigerator includes a cabinet defining an open storage space. A door is disposed on the cabinet operable between an open position and a closed position. The door includes a forward wall and a rearward wall. An insulation layer is disposed between the forward wall and the rearward wall. An exterior skin is disposed adjacent to the forward wall and substantially covers the forward wall. A plenum is defined by the space between the exterior skin and the forward wall and is adapted to receive utility lines.