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US3338451A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Refrigerating apparatus

Assignee: Motors Liquidation Co
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Filing: 1964-02-20
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Granted: 1967-08-29
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Expires: 1984-02-20
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Keith K Kesling

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-04 14:45
CPC Classifications
F; F25; F25D; F25D23/00; F25D23/08; F25D23/082; F25D23/085

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 186 words
A REFRIGERATOR CABINET INCLUDING AN OUTER SHELL MEANS PROVIDED WITH A DOOR OPENING AT THE FRONT, SAID SHELL MEANS HAVING SIDE AND TOP WALLS WITH EDGES AT THE FRONT AN INNER WALL WITHIN AND SPACED FROM SAID OUTER SHELL MEANS, A BREAKER STRIP MEANS HAVING AN INNER PORTION SPACED INWARDLY FROM SAID OUTER SHELL MEANS CONNECTING WITH SAID INNER WALL AND EXTENDING LATERALLY SUBSTANTIALLY TO SAID OUTER SHELL MEANS A SHORT DISTANCE TO THE REAR OF SAID EDGES AND THENCE FORWARDLY ALONGSIDE AN SUBSTANTIALLY IN CONTACT WITH SAID SHELL MEANS SUBSTANTIALLY TO SAID EDGES OF SAID SHELL MEANS AND TEMINATING IN EDGES ADJACENT SAID EDGES OF THE OUTER SHELL MEANS, AND TRIM MEANS HAVING A THIN METAL PORTION U-SHAPED IN CROSS SECTION EXTENDING OVER AND AROUND SAID EDGES AND GRIPPING THE OUTER AND INNER FACES OF SAID OUTER SHELL MEANS AND SAID BREAKER STRIP MEANS A SHORT DISTANCE REARWARDLY OF SAID EDGES, SAID TRIM MEANS AND SAID SHELL MEANS HAVING AN INTERENGAGING PROJECTION AND GROOVE ARRANGEMENT FOR PREVENTING THE REMOVAL OF SAID TRIM MEANS, SAID TRIM MEANS CONSTITUTING THE SOLE MEANS DIRECTLY HOLDING TOGETHER SAID EDGES.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 186 words
A REFRIGERATOR CABINET INCLUDING AN OUTER SHELL MEANS PROVIDED WITH A DOOR OPENING AT THE FRONT, SAID SHELL MEANS HAVING SIDE AND TOP WALLS WITH EDGES AT THE FRONT AN INNER WALL WITHIN AND SPACED FROM SAID OUTER SHELL MEANS, A BREAKER STRIP MEANS HAVING AN INNER PORTION SPACED INWARDLY FROM SAID OUTER SHELL MEANS CONNECTING WITH SAID INNER WALL AND EXTENDING LATERALLY SUBSTANTIALLY TO SAID OUTER SHELL MEANS A SHORT DISTANCE TO THE REAR OF SAID EDGES AND THENCE FORWARDLY ALONGSIDE AN SUBSTANTIALLY IN CONTACT WITH SAID SHELL MEANS SUBSTANTIALLY TO SAID EDGES OF SAID SHELL MEANS AND TEMINATING IN EDGES ADJACENT SAID EDGES OF THE OUTER SHELL MEANS, AND TRIM MEANS HAVING A THIN METAL PORTION U-SHAPED IN CROSS SECTION EXTENDING OVER AND AROUND SAID EDGES AND GRIPPING THE OUTER AND INNER FACES OF SAID OUTER SHELL MEANS AND SAID BREAKER STRIP MEANS A SHORT DISTANCE REARWARDLY OF SAID EDGES, SAID TRIM MEANS AND SAID SHELL MEANS HAVING AN INTERENGAGING PROJECTION AND GROOVE ARRANGEMENT FOR PREVENTING THE REMOVAL OF SAID TRIM MEANS, SAID TRIM MEANS CONSTITUTING THE SOLE MEANS DIRECTLY HOLDING TOGETHER SAID EDGES.

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