Patent ID: 6629339
Filing Date: 2003-10-07
Classification: E05B,F25D,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
In a refrigerator including a cabinet defining an interior compartment and a door, having front and back sides, pivotally mounted to the cabinet for selectively accessing the compartment, a handle assembly for the door comprising:a base plate fixed to the door along a portion of the front side; a handle member including first and second end portions separated by an intermediate portion, said first end portion being slidably mounted over the base plate, said base plate and the first end portion of said handle member including mating surfaces which coact along tapered portions thereof to draw said handle member to the front side of the door upon shifting of the handle member relative to the base plate; and at least one fastener for securing the second end portion of the handle member to the door, with the intermediate portion being spaced from the front side of the door to enable the handle member to be grasped in order to selectively open and close the door.