Patent ID: 8721013

Claim:
A domestic refrigerator comprising: a cabinet having a refrigerated compartment defined therein, a base grille secured to a lower front of the cabinet, a hinge bracket having a first flange secured to the lower front of the cabinet and a second flange coupled to the first flange, the second flange extending outwardly through an opening defined in the base grille, a door pivotally coupled to the second flange of the hinge bracket, the door being moveable between (i) a closed position in which the door prevents user access to the refrigerated compartment and (ii) an open position in which user access is permitted to the refrigerated compartment, a first cover extending upwardly from a front edge of the base grille, the first cover being formed from a semi-flexible elastomeric material, and wherein a gap is defined between the second flange of the hinge bracket and the front edge of the base grille, and the first cover is positioned in the gap and is sized to substantially fill the gap when the door is in the closed position.