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In one aspect, an assembly includes an enclosure with an opening and a door for closing the opening. A first joining member is secured to the enclosure and a second joining member is secured to the door. The first and second joining members can be mechanically joined to one another in any one of a p

In one aspect, an assembly includes an enclosure with an opening and a door for closing the opening. A first joining member is secured to the enclosure and a second joining member is secured to the door. The first and second joining members can be mechanically joined to one another in any one of a plurality of attitudes relative to one another and to be separated from one another. A third joining member is joined to at least one of the first and second joining members to establish an alignment position for the first and second joining members relative to one another. Following the separation of the first and second joining members, the alignment position established by the third joining member allows the first and second joining members to be rejoined in the same attitude as the attitude in which they were joined prior to being separated.

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1. An assembly including: an enclosure including an opening providing access to the interior of the enclosure;a door configured to open and close the opening in the enclosure at least in part by substantially translational movement relative to the opening away from and toward the opening;a first joi

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An assembly including: an enclosure including an opening providing access to the interior of the enclosure;a door configured to open and close the opening in the enclosure at least in part by substantially translational movement relative to the opening away from and toward the opening;a first joining member secured to the enclosure and a second joining member secured to the door, the first joining member and the second joining member being configured to be mechanically joined and fixed to one another in any one of a plurality of possible attitudes and to be selectively separated from one another, the first joining member includes an embossment with a through-opening, the embossment forms a depression on a first surface of the first joining member and is raised above a second surface of the first joining member, the first surface opposes the second surface; anda third joining member that is plate-shaped, the third joining member configured to be adjustably joined to at least one of the first joining member and the second joining member to establish an alignment position for the first joining member and the second joining member relative to one another when the first joining member and the second joining member are joined to one another at the any one of a plurality of attitudes relative to one another, whereby, following the separation of the first joining member and the second joining member, the alignment position established by the third joining member allows the first joining member and the second joining member to be rejoined in the same attitude relative to one another as the attitude in which they were joined prior to being separated from one another. 2. The assembly of claim 1 wherein: the third joining member is fixed to both the first joining member and the second joining member when the first joining member and the second joining member are joined together in the any one of a plurality of attitudes relative to one another; andthe third joining member is fixed to one of the first joining member and the second joining member and is free of the other of the first joining member and the second joining member when the first joining member and the second joining member are separated from one another. 3. The assembly of claim 1 wherein; a sealing surface substantially surrounds the opening in the enclosure;the door includes a sealing surface that is substantially complementary with the sealing surface that substantially surrounds the opening in the enclosure, whereby the door sealing surface and the sealing surface that substantially surrounds the opening engage one another when the opening is closed by the door; andthe first joining member and the second joining member are secured to the enclosure and the door, respectively, and are configured so that adjustment of the first joining member and the second joining member in any one of the plurality of attitudes relative to one another adjusts the attitude of the door sealing surface in relation to the sealing surface that substantially surrounds the opening in the enclosure. 4. The assembly of claim 1 wherein the first joining member is either attached to or comprises a portion of a sliding-rail mechanism. 5. The assembly of claim 1 wherein the enclosure comprises a freezer compartment of a bottom-mount household refrigerator. 6. The assembly of claim 1 wherein: the first joining member includes a first portion including the first surface and the opposing second surface;the second joining member includes a first portion including a first surface and an opposing second surface;the third joining member includes a first surface and an opposing second surface; andthe first portion of the first joining member and the first portion of the second joining member overlap one another, the first surface of the first portion of the first joining member engages the first surface of the first portion of the second joining member and the second surface of the third joining member engages the second surface of the first portion of the second joining member, when the first joining member and the second joining member are joined together in the any one of a plurality of attitudes relative to one another. 7. The assembly of claim 6 including at least one first fastener extending through the first portion of the first joining member and the first portion of the second joining member and secured to the third joining member, the at least one first fastener being configured to hold together the first joining member, the second joining member and the third joining member when the at least one first fastener is secured to the third joining member and the first joining member and the second joining member are joined together in the any one of a plurality of attitudes relative to one another. 8. The assembly of claim 7 including at least one second fastener extending through the first portion of the second joining member and secured to the third joining member, the at least one second fastener being configured to hold together the second joining member and the third joining member both when the first joining member and the second joining member are joined together in the any one of a plurality of attitudes relative to one another and when the first joining member and the second joining member are separated from one another. 9. The assembly of claim 8 wherein the first portion of the first joining member includes the respective through-opening in line with each of the at least one second fastener, the through-hole being of a size to allow the entirety of the at least one second fastener to pass through the through-opening. 10. The assembly of claim 9 wherein the second surface of the first portion of the first joining member faces and is exposed to the exterior of the enclosure when the door is away from the opening in the enclosure. 11. The assembly of claim 9 wherein the first portion of the first joining member includes the embossment that is raised above the second surface of the first portion of the first joining member and forms a depression in the first surface of the first portion of the first joining member and each through-opening in the first portion of the first joining member is located at the embossment. 12. The assembly of claim 11 wherein; a sealing surface substantially surrounds the opening;the door includes a sealing surface that is substantially complementary with the sealing surface that surrounds the opening in the enclosure, whereby the door sealing surface and the sealing surface that substantially surrounds the opening engage one another when the opening is closed by the door; andthe first joining member and the second joining member are secured to the enclosure and the door, respectively, and are configured so that adjustment of the first joining member and the second joining member in any one of the plurality of attitudes relative to one another adjusts the attitude of the door sealing surface in relation to the sealing surface that substantially surrounds the opening in the enclosure. 13. The assembly of claim 12 wherein the first joining member is either attached to or comprises a portion of a sliding-rail mechanism. 14. The assembly of claim 12 wherein the enclosure comprises a freezer compartment of a bottom-mount household refrigerator. 15. The assembly of claim 11 wherein the embossment is substantially L-shaped and comprises a first leg having a first end and a second end and a second leg having a first end and a second end, the second end of the first leg being joined to the second end of the second leg, the first leg of the substantially L-shaped embossment being arranged substantially perpendicular to the direction in which the first joining member and the second joining member are separable from one another and the second leg of the substantially L-shaped embossment being arranged substantially parallel to the direction in which the first joining member and the second joining member are separable from one another. 16. The assembly of claim 15 wherein the first portion of the first joining member has a terminal edge and the first end of the second leg of the substantially L-shaped embossment extends through the terminal edge of the first portion of the first joining member and a single through-opening is located substantially adjacent the first end of the first leg of the substantially L-shaped embossment. 17. The assembly of claim 16 wherein: a sealing surface substantially surrounds the opening in the enclosure;the door includes a sealing surface that is substantially complementary with the sealing surface that surrounds the opening in the enclosure, whereby the door sealing surface and the sealing surface that substantially surrounds the opening engage one another when the opening is closed by the door; andthe first joining member and the second joining member are secured to the enclosure and the door, respectively, and are configured so that adjustment of the first joining member and the second joining member in any one of the plurality of attitudes relative to one another adjusts the attitude of the door sealing surface in relation to the sealing surface that substantially surrounds the opening in the enclosure. 18. The assembly of claim 17 wherein the enclosure comprises a freezing compartment of a bottom-mount household refrigerator. 19. The assembly of claim 18 wherein the first joining member is either attached to or comprises a portion of a sliding-rail mechanism. 20. The assembly of claim 11 including two first fasteners and two second fasteners arranged substantially in a straight line with the two first fasteners comprising two outermost fasteners and the two second fasteners comprising two innermost fasteners. 21. The assembly of claim 11 including two first fasteners and one second fastener arranged substantially in a straight line with the two first fasteners comprising two outermost fasteners and the one second fastener comprising an innermost fastener. 22. The assembly of claim 20 wherein the two first fasteners and the two second fasteners are arranged substantially in a straight line that is substantially perpendicular to the direction in which the first joining member and the second joining member are separable from one another. 23. A separable and adjustable mechanical joint comprising: a first joining member and a second joining member configured to be mechanically joined and fixed to one another in any one of a plurality of attitudes relative to one another and to be selectively separated from one another, the first joining member includes an embossment with a through-opening, the embossment forms a depression on a first surface of the first joining member and is raised above a second surface of the first joining member, the first surface opposes the second surface; anda third joining member that is plate-shaped, the third joining member configured to be adjustably joined to at least one of the first joining member and the second joining member to establish an alignment position for the first joining member and the second joining member relative to one another when the first joining member and the second joining member are joined to one another at the any one of a plurality of attitudes relative to one another, whereby, following the separation of the first joining member from the second joining member, the alignment position established by the third joining member allows the first joining member and the second joining member to be rejoined in the same attitude relative to one another as the attitude in which they were joined prior to being separated from one another. 24. The separable and adjustable mechanical joint of claim 23 wherein: the third joining member is fixed to both the first joining member and the second joining member when the first joining member and the second joining member are joined together in the any one of a plurality of attitudes relative to one another; andthe third joining member is fixed to one of the first joining member and the second joining member and is free of the other of the first joining member and the second joining member when the first joining member and the second joining member are separated from one another. 25. The separable and adjustable mechanical joint of claim 24 wherein: the first joining member includes a first portion including a first surface and an opposing second surface;the second joining member includes a first portion including the first surface and the opposing second surface;the third joining member includes a first surface and an opposing second surface; andthe first portion of the first joining member and the first portion of the second joining member overlap one another, the first surface of the first portion of the first joining member engages the first surface of the first portion of the second joining member and the second surface of the third joining member engages the second surface of the first portion of the second joining member, when the first joining member and the second joining member are joined together in the any one of a plurality of attitudes relative to one another. 26. The separable and adjustable mechanical joint of claim 25 including at least one first fastener extending through the first portion of the first joining member and the first portion of the second joining member and secured to the third joining member, the at least one first fastener being configured to hold together the first joining member, the second joining member and the third joining member when the at least one first fastener is secured to the third joining member and the first joining member and the second joining member are joined together in the any one of a plurality of attitudes relative to one another. 27. The separable and adjustable mechanical joint of claim 26 including at least one second fastener extending through the first portion of the second joining member and secured to the third joining member, the at least one second fastener being configured to hold together the second joining member and the third joining member both when the first joining member and the second joining member are joined together in the any one of a plurality of attitudes relative to one another and when the first joining member and the second joining member are separated from one another. 28. The separable and adjustable mechanical joint of claim 27 wherein the first portion of the first joining member includes the respective through-opening in line with each of the at least one second fastener, the through-hole being of a size to allow the entirety of the at least one second fastener to pass through the through-opening. 29. The separable and adjustable mechanical joint of claim 28 wherein the first portion of the first joining member includes the embossment that is raised above the second surface of the first portion of the first joining member and forms a depression in the first surface of the first portion of the first joining member and each through-opening in the first portion of the first joining member is located at the embossment. 30. The separable and adjustable mechanical joint of claim 29 wherein the embossment is substantially L-shaped and comprises a first leg having a first end and a second end and a second leg having a first end and a second end, the second end of the first leg being joined to the second end of the second leg, the first leg of the substantially L-shaped embossment being arranged substantially perpendicular to the direction in which the first joining member and the second joining member are separable from one another and the second leg of the substantially L-shaped embossment being arranged substantially parallel to the direction in which the first joining member and the second joining member are separable from one another. 31. The separable and adjustable mechanical joint of claim 30 wherein the first portion of the first joining member has a terminal edge and the first end of the second leg of the substantially L-shaped embossment extends through the terminal edge of the first portion of the first joining member and a single through-opening is located substantially adjacent the first end of the first leg of the substantially L-shaped embossment. 32. The separable and adjustable mechanical joint of claim 29 including two first fasteners and two second fasteners arranged substantially in a straight line with the two first fasteners comprising two outermost fasteners and the two second fasteners comprising two innermost fasteners. 33. The separable and adjustable mechanical joint of claim 29 including two first fasteners and one second fastener arranged substantially in a straight line with the two first fasteners comprising two outermost fasteners and the one second fastener comprising an innermost fastener. 34. The separable and adjustable mechanical joint of claim 32 wherein the two first fasteners and the two second fasteners are arranged substantially in a straight line that is substantially perpendicular to the direction in which the first joining member and the second joining member are separable from one another. 35. The separable and adjustable mechanical joint of claim 23 wherein the first joining member comprises a portion of a sliding-rail mechanism. 36. The assembly of claim 1 wherein the first joining member is configured to be adjustable upwardly, downwardly, and laterally in relation to the second joining member. 37. The assembly of claim 1 further comprising at least one first fastener connecting the first joining member and the second joining member, and at least one second fastener connecting the second joining member and the third joining member, wherein removing the at least one first fastener disconnects the first joining member and the second joining member, and the second joining member and third joining member remain connected by the at least second fastener. 38. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the plurality of attitudes is at least three.