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US3157447A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Refrigerator cabinet with inner door and hinge assembly

Assignee: Lanteris Space LLC
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Filing: 1962-08-29
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Granted: 1964-11-17
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Expires: 1982-08-29
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Michael H Devery
  • 👤 Jr John W Cross

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 14:11
CPC Classifications
F; F25; F25D; F25D23/00; F25D23/02; F25D23/025; F25D23/08; F25D23/082; F25D23/085

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 232 words
IN A REFRIGERATOR CABINET INCLUDING A REFRIGERATED INNER SHELL DEFINING A FREEZING COMPARTMENT WITH A GENERALLY RECTANGULAR OPEN FRONT, AN INNER DOOR AND HINGE ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A FRAME HAVING A GENERALLY RECTANGULAR RECESSED PORTION SURROUNDING THE COMPARTMENT OPEN FRONT AND PROVIDED WITH CONFRONTING APERTURED UPPER AND LOWER CORNER AREAS, AN UPPER BEARING SNUGLY FITTED IN THE APERTURE OF THE MENTIONED UPPER CORNER AREA AND HAVING A PINTLE-RECEIVING COLLAR UNDERLYING THE RECESSED PORTION AT SAID UPPER CORNER AREA, A LOWER BEARING SNUGLY FITTED IN THE APERTURE OF THE MENTIONED LOWER CORNER AREA AND HAVING A PINTLE-RECEIVING COLLAR OVERLYING THE RECESSED PORTION AT SAID LOWER CORNER AREA, A GENERALLY RECTANGULAR DOOR MOUNTED WITHIN THE RECESSED PORTION, AND A PAIR OF AXIALLY ALIGNED PINTLES FORMED INTEGRALLY WITH THE DOOR, ONE OF SAID PINTLES EXTENDING UPWARDLY AND BEING SLIDABLY RECEIVED IN THE UPPER BEARING COLLAR, THE OTHER PINTLE EXTENDING DOWNWARDLY AND BEING SLIDABLY RECEIVED IN THE LOWER BEARING COLLAR, THE LOWER BEARING COLLAR BEING EXTENDED UPWARDLY IN THE RECESSED PORTION TO SUPPORT THE DOOR THEREIN IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE OPEN FRONT OF THE FREEZING COMPARTMENT SHELL, AND THE UPPER BEARING TERMINATING AT A LEVEL PROVIDING FOR MOVEMENT OF THE DOOR WITHIN THE RECESSED PORTION AND WITH RESPECT TO THE BEARINGS, WHEREBY THE PINTLES CAN BE BROUGHT INTO AND OUT OF ENGAGEMENT WITH THE BEARING COLLARS FOR MOUNTING AND DISMOUNTING OF THE DOOR WITHIN THE RECESSED PORTION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 232 words
IN A REFRIGERATOR CABINET INCLUDING A REFRIGERATED INNER SHELL DEFINING A FREEZING COMPARTMENT WITH A GENERALLY RECTANGULAR OPEN FRONT, AN INNER DOOR AND HINGE ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A FRAME HAVING A GENERALLY RECTANGULAR RECESSED PORTION SURROUNDING THE COMPARTMENT OPEN FRONT AND PROVIDED WITH CONFRONTING APERTURED UPPER AND LOWER CORNER AREAS, AN UPPER BEARING SNUGLY FITTED IN THE APERTURE OF THE MENTIONED UPPER CORNER AREA AND HAVING A PINTLE-RECEIVING COLLAR UNDERLYING THE RECESSED PORTION AT SAID UPPER CORNER AREA, A LOWER BEARING SNUGLY FITTED IN THE APERTURE OF THE MENTIONED LOWER CORNER AREA AND HAVING A PINTLE-RECEIVING COLLAR OVERLYING THE RECESSED PORTION AT SAID LOWER CORNER AREA, A GENERALLY RECTANGULAR DOOR MOUNTED WITHIN THE RECESSED PORTION, AND A PAIR OF AXIALLY ALIGNED PINTLES FORMED INTEGRALLY WITH THE DOOR, ONE OF SAID PINTLES EXTENDING UPWARDLY AND BEING SLIDABLY RECEIVED IN THE UPPER BEARING COLLAR, THE OTHER PINTLE EXTENDING DOWNWARDLY AND BEING SLIDABLY RECEIVED IN THE LOWER BEARING COLLAR, THE LOWER BEARING COLLAR BEING EXTENDED UPWARDLY IN THE RECESSED PORTION TO SUPPORT THE DOOR THEREIN IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE OPEN FRONT OF THE FREEZING COMPARTMENT SHELL, AND THE UPPER BEARING TERMINATING AT A LEVEL PROVIDING FOR MOVEMENT OF THE DOOR WITHIN THE RECESSED PORTION AND WITH RESPECT TO THE BEARINGS, WHEREBY THE PINTLES CAN BE BROUGHT INTO AND OUT OF ENGAGEMENT WITH THE BEARING COLLARS FOR MOUNTING AND DISMOUNTING OF THE DOOR WITHIN THE RECESSED PORTION.

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