초록 ▼

An improved refrigerator door is provided with a metal outer panel and upper and lower plastic end caps installed on top and bottom edges of the door. The caps include grooves to receive flanges on the edges of the panel, thereby mounting the caps to the panel. The caps include ratcheting members to

An improved refrigerator door is provided with a metal outer panel and upper and lower plastic end caps installed on top and bottom edges of the door. The caps include grooves to receive flanges on the edges of the panel, thereby mounting the caps to the panel. The caps include ratcheting members to provide a mating fit with the panel. A bushing is snap fit into the upper cap without the use of hardware fasteners. Electric wires and a water line extend downwardly through the bushing to an ice and water dispenser in the door.

대표청구항 ▼

What is claimed is: 1. An improved refrigerator, comprising:a cabinet having a food storage compartment;a door hinged to the cabinet for movement between open and closed positions, the door comprising:a metal panel having opposite side edges defining a door width and opposite top and bottom edges;an

What is claimed is: 1. An improved refrigerator, comprising:a cabinet having a food storage compartment;a door hinged to the cabinet for movement between open and closed positions, the door comprising:a metal panel having opposite side edges defining a door width and opposite top and bottom edges;an upper cap mounted to the panel along the top edge, the cap having opposite ends adjacent the side edges of the panel;a resilient ratcheting tab on one end of the cap and having a plurality of adjacent teeth on the upper cap to provide a mating fit with the panel;the panel having a lip received between a pair of adjacent teeth on the cap tab to retain the cap on the panel; anda liner secured on the inside of the panel to sealingly engage with the cabinet when the door is closed.