Patent ID: 7549713

Claim:
A refrigerator comprising: a cabinet defining an interior compartment; at least one door, having a front face portion, pivotally mounted to the cabinet for selectively accessing the interior compartment; and a handle assembly for pivoting the door relative to the cabinet, said handle assembly including: at least first and second base members fixed to the door at spaced locations along the front face portion; at least first and second handle clip members; and a handle member including first and second end portions separated by an intermediate portion, said first and second handle clip members being respectively mounted to the first and second end portions of the handle member, the first end portion of the handle member being positioned over the first base member, while the second end portion of the handle member is positioned over the second base member wherein, upon shifting of the handle member relative to the first and second base members, the first and second base members and the first and second handle clip members include relative tapered surface portions that, become engaged and co-act to increasingly draw said handle member against the front face portion of the door and secure the handle member to the door, with the intermediate portion being spaced from the front side of the door to enable the handle to be grasped in order to selectively open and close the door.