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A refrigerator door has an outer member formed from a folded sheet of steel, with a front panel and a perpendicularly projecting flange forming a cavity. A reinforcing member of thin sheet steel has a front panel, smaller than the outer member front panel, with a perpendicularly projecting flange. T

A refrigerator door has an outer member formed from a folded sheet of steel, with a front panel and a perpendicularly projecting flange forming a cavity. A reinforcing member of thin sheet steel has a front panel, smaller than the outer member front panel, with a perpendicularly projecting flange. The reinforcing member is positioned in the cavity. A body of insulation foamed-in-place in the cavity secures the reinforcing member within the cavity in spaced apart relationship with the outer member.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A refrigerator door assembly, comprising:an outer member having a front panel with a peripheral flange projecting generally perpendicular thereto and forming a cavity;an inner member mounted to said outer member;a reinforcing member of high modular elasticity material hav

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A refrigerator door assembly, comprising:an outer member having a front panel with a peripheral flange projecting generally perpendicular thereto and forming a cavity;an inner member mounted to said outer member;a reinforcing member of high modular elasticity material having a front panel, smaller than said outer member front panel, with a peripheral flange, narrower than said outer member peripheral flange, projecting perpendicular thereto, said reinforcing member located substantially entirely within said cavity and between said outer member and said inner member, said front panel spaced from said outer member front panel; anda body of insulation foamed-in-place in said cavity, said insulation securing said reinforcing member in a predetermined position within said cavity in spaced apart relationship with said outer member, said insulation body substantially entirely filling the space between said outer member front panel and said reinforcing member front panel so that said insulation body bonds said reinforcing member to said outer member and said reinforcing member provides support for said outer member.