Patent ID: 8246130

Claim:
A refrigerator door assembly, comprising: a sliding door configured to be slid open and closed; a handle provided on a top edge surface of the door; and a plurality of handle holders each having an end fixed to the door and another end attached to the handle, wherein the end fixed to the door comprises: a handle holder member extended to the handle; and a supporting member protruded in a first direction on a lower surface of the handle holder member and receivable within a groove provided in the door, preventing damage from occurring on the handle holder, wherein the supporting member is disposed between the handle and a securing mechanism configured to secure a corresponding handle holder to the side of the door so as to absorb a force applied to the handle in a second direction opposite to the first direction and reinforce a strength of the handle holder when the sliding door is slid open and closed, and wherein the supporting member is integrally formed with the handle holder such that the supporting member and the handle holder are a single unitary piece.