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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2017
Filed:
May. 10, 2016
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventor:
Forrest F. Wing, Victor, IA (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05B 1/00 (2006.01); F25D 23/02 (2006.01); A47B 95/02 (2006.01); F25D 11/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D 23/028 (2013.01); A47B 95/02 (2013.01); E05B 1/0015 (2013.01); F25D 11/02 (2013.01); E05Y 2600/46 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/31 (2013.01); Y10T 16/458 (2015.01); Y10T 16/498 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49826 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49876 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49947 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49948 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49963 (2015.01);
Abstract
A handle assembly for mounting to a door of a refrigerator includes a main body member having first and second end portions separated by an intermediate portion. Each of the first and second end portions includes a cavity adapted to receive an end insert formed of soft material. Each of the end inserts includes an attachment member. The handle is mounted to a front face of the door through interengagment of the attachment members and base members provided on the door without scratching the surface of the door.