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A refrigerator door assembly having a thermally efficient door mounting frame which includes a forward structural frame member mounted within the opening of a refrigerator cabinet for providing an attractive finished appearance for the frame, a separate rear structural frame member for establishing

A refrigerator door assembly having a thermally efficient door mounting frame which includes a forward structural frame member mounted within the opening of a refrigerator cabinet for providing an attractive finished appearance for the frame, a separate rear structural frame member for establishing a door closure sealing surface against which doors of the assembly close and which may be made of less expensive and/or less heat conductive material than the forward structural frame member, and a flexible plastic barrier sheet interposed between the forward and rear structural members for thermally insulating the structural members from each other. Stitch like connections are formed from adjacent connecting flanges of the forward and rear structural members for rigidly coupling the structural members together without substantial contact therebetween. Various magnetically attractable sealing strip arrangements are disclosed that are adapted for use in low temperature refrigeration units without condensation or frost build up.

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A door mounting frame for mounting in an opening of a refrigerator cabinet and within which a door can be operatively mounted comprising a forward structural frame member mountable within said cabinet opening, said forward structural member having a first wall portion that extends outwardly in overl

A door mounting frame for mounting in an opening of a refrigerator cabinet and within which a door can be operatively mounted comprising a forward structural frame member mountable within said cabinet opening, said forward structural member having a first wall portion that extends outwardly in overlapping relation with a front face of said cabinet about the periphery of said cabinet opening and jamb portion extending rearwardly thereof, a separate rear structural member positioned rearwardly of said jamb portion and having a portion extending inwardly into said opening for establishing a door closure sealing surface located inwardly of said first structural member against which said door closes, non-metallic thermal barrier means interposed between the rear side of said jamb portion and said rear structural member for thermally insulating the structural members from each other, and means rigidly coupling said forward and rear structural members together without substantial contact therebetween.