Patent ID: 8516659

Claim:
A refrigerator comprising: a cabinet defining an interior compartment; a door pivotally mounted to the cabinet for selectively accessing the compartment, said door having a first side edge pivotally attached to the cabinet and a second side edge defined by an upper inner edge portion and a lower inner edge portion which are offset by a lateral portion, said door further having front and back sides, as well as an opening between the front and back sides at the lateral portion; a cap positioned within the opening of the door; and a handle assembly for pivoting the door relative to the cabinet, said handle assembly including: a first attachment member fixed to the door adjacent one of the upper and lower inner edge portions; a handle member including first and second end portions separated by an intermediate portion, said second end portion including an in-turned portion having a projection extending substantially perpendicular therefrom, said handle member being mounted to the front side of the door with the first end portion of the handle member being connected to the first attachment member and the projection of the in-turned portion being received within the opening in the lateral portion of the door.