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A new refrigerator with a third door for reducing loss of the cold air held in a refrigeration compartment of a refrigerator by permitting access to a top shelf of the refrigeration compartment without opening the entire door covering the refrigeration compartment. The inventive device includes a re

A new refrigerator with a third door for reducing loss of the cold air held in a refrigeration compartment of a refrigerator by permitting access to a top shelf of the refrigeration compartment without opening the entire door covering the refrigeration compartment. The inventive device includes a refrigerator that has a refrigeration compartment, a freezer compartment, a fridge opening into the refrigeration compartment, and a freezer opening into the freezer compartment. A first door covers the fridge opening into the refrigeration compartment of the refrigerator and is pivotally coupled to the first side of the refrigerator. A second door covers the freezer opening into the freezer compartment of the refrigerator and is pivotally coupled to the first side of the refrigerator. The first door has an aperture that extends through it from a primary end of the first door towards a secondary end of the first door. A third door is provided in the aperture of the first door. A first end of the third door is pivotally coupled to the first side of the refrigerator and is positionable between a closed position and an opened position when the firstdoor is closed.

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[ I claim:] [1.] A refrigerator, comprising:a refrigerator having first and second sides, a refrigeration compartment, a freezer compartment, a fridge opening into said refrigeration compartment, and a freezer opening into said freezer compartment;a first door covering said fridge opening into said

[ I claim:] [1.] A refrigerator, comprising:a refrigerator having first and second sides, a refrigeration compartment, a freezer compartment, a fridge opening into said refrigeration compartment, and a freezer opening into said freezer compartment;a first door covering said fridge opening into said refrigeration compartment of said refrigerator;said first door having a top end, a bottom end, and primary and secondary ends extending between said top and bottom ends, said primary end of said first door being pivotally coupled to said first side of said refrigerator,a second door covering said freezer opening into said freezer compartment of said refrigerator and being pivotally coupled to said first side of said refrigerator;said first door having an aperture extending therethrough from said primary end towards said secondary end of said first door;wherein the distance between said top end of said first door and said aperture of said first door is less than two inches for enhancing access to said top shelf in said refrigerator compartment through said aperture;a third door being provided in said aperture of said first door, said third door having an upper end, a lower end, first and second ends extending between said upper and lower ends, and inner and outer surfaces, said first end of said third door being pivotally coupled to said first side of said refrigerator; andsaid third door being positionable between a closed position and an opened position when said first door is closed, said third door covering said aperture of said first door when said third door is in said closed position, said second end of said third door being spaced apart from said primary end of said first door when said third door is in said opened position.