Refrigerator module mounting system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8453476
APP PUB NO 20100295435A1
SERIAL NO

12469915

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An elongated spine extends vertically within a refrigerated cabinet, freezer cabinet, or doors and includes ductwork for the transmission of fluids within the spine as well as operating power and/or electrical control or data signals. The spine includes a mounting channel having inwardly extending edges. Modules mate with the spine for the physical mounting of the modules at any desired location within the continuously extending channel and are provided with a flange which fits within the spine and mounts the module in a cantilevered fashion to the refrigerator. Such construction facilitates the distribution of fluids, such as hot or cold air within the refrigerator, and the manufacturing of a refrigerator by providing a readily attached spine and allowing modular construction of a refrigerator with infinite adjustability for the user.

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Patent Owner(s)

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WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION2000 NORTH M-63 MD 2200 BENTON HARBOR MI 49022

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kendall, James W Mount Prospect, US 110 2923
Zeilinger, Todd A Holland, US 39 1035

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