Patent ID: 11864670
Assignee: ANTHONY, INC.
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A  E  F | IPC A  E  F

Claim 0:
1. A hybrid door frame for a refrigerator cabinet, the hybrid door frame comprising a metallic outer frame member coupled to a polymer inner frame member with a door sealing plate extending between the metallic outer frame member and the polymer inner frame member,
wherein a portion of the metallic outer frame member extends inward past a plane of the door sealing plate while the polymer inner frame member is arranged relative to the metallic outer frame member so as to be positioned entirely inward of a cabinet door with the hybrid frame mounted to the refrigerator cabinet, and
wherein the polymer inner frame member is coupled to the metallic outer frame member by a joint comprising a groove at a free end of the metallic outer frame member that extends along a majority of a length of the metallic outer frame member, and within which a portion of the polymer inner frame member fits.