Patent ID: 7490916

Claim:
A method of assembling a side-by-side refrigerator comprising: forming a cabinet with interior, laterally spaced fresh food and freezer compartments separated by a fore-to-aft extending divider wall; assembling a multi-piece mullion assembly by connecting upper and lower, laterally and vertically offset mullion members respectively to first and second leg portions of a brace, with the first and second leg portions of the brace being interconnected by a laterally extending portion of the brace; attaching the multi-piece mullion assembly to the cabinet between the freezer and fresh food compartments; and pivotally attaching fresh food and freezer doors, each having varying width upper and lower portions, to the cabinet in order to selectively close off the fresh food and freezer compartments respectively with the fresh food and freezer doors sealing against at least the laterally extending portion of the brace of the multi-piece mullion assembly.