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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2014
Electrolux Home Products, Inc., Charlotte, NC (US);
Paul Dubina, Anderson, SC (US);
Adam Ellis, Anderson, SC (US);
ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS, INC., Charlotte, NC (US);
Abstract
A refrigerator assembly includes a cabinet having one or more compartments and a door configured to provide access to the one or more compartments. The refrigerator assembly further includes a mullion portion movably attached with respect the door and a hinge assembly attaching the mullion portion to the door such that the mullion portion is rotatably movable with respect to the door about a rotational axis between a first position and a second position. The refrigerator assembly further includes a leaf spring and a cam structure. The cam structure includes a first recess for receiving the leaf spring when the mullion portion is in the first position. The cam structure further includes a second recess for receiving the leaf spring when the mullion portion is in the second position.