Patent ID: 8277005

Claim:
A refrigerator comprising: a body; a door movably coupled to the body, the door including a door frame defined by a front frame wall, a rear frame wall, side frame walls, a top frame wall and a bottom frame wall; a gasket installed at a rear surface of the door to establish a gasket seal between the door and the body when the door is in a closed position; a first mount portion provided at a top-left corner region of the door; a second mount portion provided at a top-right corner region of the door; and a door opening device to cause the gasket seal to break between the door and the body, the door opening device including a pivoting member mounted to the door, the pivoting member including a handle portion extending in a horizontal direction of the door, the handle portion to be handled by a user during opening of the door, a first operating portion extending from a first location point of the handle portion and a second operating portion extending from a second location point of the handle portion, wherein the first mount portion and the second mount portion each include an opening formed within the door frame located below the top frame wall for enabling a push unit to pass through the door frame and to press against the body at a location corresponding to the top-left corner region of the door when moved by the first operating portion or the top-right corner region of the door when moved by the second operating portion, wherein the door opening device comprises a first push unit mountable to the first mount portion and a second push unit mountable to the second mount portion to press against the body when being pressed by the first operating portion or the second operating portion, wherein the first mount portion comprises a first recess formed at least partially through the door frame, the first push unit includes a first part operatively engaged with the first operating portion and a second part protruding from the first opening, the first part of the first push unit and the first operating portion are located in the first recess.