US Patent 7617634 Refrigerator door having end cap with bushing

Patent 7617634 was granted and assigned to Maytag on November, 2009 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Current Assignee

Maytag

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

7617634

Date of Patent

November 17, 2009

Patent Application Number

11421786

Date Filed

June 2, 2006

Patent Primary Examiner

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Richard E. Chilcot, Jr.

Patent abstract

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. 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.