Patent ID: 9410732
Filing Date: 2016-08-09
CPC Classification: E05B,E06B,F25D

Claim Text:
1. A refrigerator comprising: a cabinet having a storage compartment; a main door mounted on the cabinet by a hinge and having an access opening; an auxiliary storage compartment provided at a rear portion of the main door and accessible through the access opening of the main door; a sub door mounted on the main door and configured to open and close the access opening; a locking device configured to selectively couple the main door with the sub door, the locking device including: a handle pivotably attached on the sub door and configured to be pushed rearward by pivoting about an end of the handle; and a lock control device mounted in the sub door and configured to unlock the locking device as a result of the handle being pushed rearward about the end of the handle, wherein the handle has a gripping recess and is configured to horizontally pivot about a vertical pivoting shaft mounted at a lower end of the sub door at the end of the handle, and configured to open the main door and the sub door simultaneously as a result of the handle being pulled.