Patent ID: 6056383
Filing Date: 2000-05-02
Classification: F25D,Y10S

Abstract:
A refrigerator cabinet construction comprising:(a) an exterior cabinet shell having an open side and a shell edge flange extending around the open side;(b) an interior liner adapted to fit within the exterior cabinet shell and having a liner flange extending outwardly of said liner;(c) an integrally molded breaker strip interconnecting the interior liner with the exterior cabinet shell, the breaker strip comprising:(i) an exterior wall having first and second end flanges,(ii) a first interior wall and a second interior wall projecting inwardly from said exterior wall defining a first channel;(iii) said first interior wall having a first flange co-extending with said first end flange of said exterior wall to define a shell receiving channel, wherein the shell edge flange is inserted into the shell receiving channel;(iv) a third interior wall connected to said second interior wall and co-extending with said second end flange of the exterior wall to define a liner receiving channel into which the liner flange extends, and said third interior wall joined through a hinge to a hinged flange adapted to pivot about the hinge and engage said liner flange and said liner during foaming to fixedly locate said liner flange in said liner receiving channel against said second end flange of said exterior wall; and,(v) a magnet disposed in the first channel.