Patent ID: 8801124
Filing Date: 2014-08-12
Classification: F25D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A refrigerator, comprising: a cabinet having a storage compartment; a door rotatably coupled to the cabinet to selectively close an access opening in a front surface of the cabinet; a handle provided on the door; a button provided on the handle; a lever having a first end thereof coupled to the button; a link having a first end thereof coupled to a second end of the lever; a release pin coupled to a second end of the link, wherein the lever, the link and the release pin are provided in the door, and wherein the release pin is depressed in response to depression of the button, via the lever and the link; a casing in which the link is received within the door; and at least one bearing that rotatably supports the link in the casing, wherein the lever comprises: