Refrigerator door construction including a laminated package

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8613161
APP PUB NO 20100043293A1
SERIAL NO

12195236

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A door assembly that includes a a frame having an upper portion and a lower portion, an electrical hinge mounted to the upper portion of the frame, a gravity hinge mounted to the lower portion of the frame and a door pivotably mounted to the frame by the electrical hinge and the gravity hinge. The electrical hinge pin has a hinge pin part having a plurality of electrical conductors extending downwardly therefrom. The gravity hinge also includes a hinge pin part. The door includes a laminated package having first, second and third layers adhered to one another. At least one of the layers includes an electro-conductive coating thereon that is in electrical communication with the electrical hinge. The door also includes a rail secured adjacent a hinge side edge of the laminated package. The rail includes a tunnel defined therein that includes a top opening that receives the hinge pin part of the electrical hinge and a bottom opening that receives the hinge pin part of the gravity hinge.

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ANTHONY INC12391 MONTERO AVENUE SYLMAR CA 91342

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Artwohl, Paul J Flossmoor, US 46 1392
Nicholson, Jeffery W Palmdale, US 42 1045
Sokol, Donald J Valencia, US 1 53

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