Patent ID: 9443671
Filing Date: 2016-09-13
CPC Classification: F25D,H01H

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus to pass an electrical signal within a refrigerator having an external cabinet, a liner at least partially defining an interior compartment within the cabinet and having an opening defined therethrough, and a moveable member within the compartment, the apparatus comprising: first and second members not passable through the opening when the apparatus is positioned at a first rotational orientation, where at least one of the first and second members is passable through the opening when the apparatus is positioned at a second rotational orientation; a planar third member between the first and second members, and dimensioned and shaped corresponding to the opening and fitting in the opening when the apparatus is positioned at the first rotational orientation; an electrically conductive contact disposed together with the first member or a fourth member extending inward from the first member to conduct the electrical signal to the moveable member when the moveable member is at a predetermined position relative to the apparatus; a spring member disposed to bias the contact into electrical coupling with the moveable member; and an electrical conductor electrically coupled to the contact and passing through the first, second and third members to the exterior of the liner to conduct the electrical signal from the exterior of the liner to the contact.