JAMES WILLIS
Electrician at V St, Fort Smith, AR
License number
Arkansas J-11336
Expiration Date
Sep 30, 2017
Category
Electrican
Address
Address
4601 S V St, Fort Smith, AR 72903
Professional information
Fixed Hinge-Door Removal/Door Seal Resolution
US Patent:
5666764, Sep 16, 1997
Filed:
Nov 23, 1994
Appl. No.:
8/344444
Inventors:
Scott M. Beatty - Fort Smith AR
David Foss - Fort Smith AR
James L. Willis - Fort Smith AR
David Foss - Fort Smith AR
James L. Willis - Fort Smith AR
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation - Benton Harbor MI
International Classification:
E05D 700
US Classification:
49397
Abstract:
An improved refrigerator hinge assembly which provides for maintaining the proper adjusted position of a refrigerator door with respect to its associated cabinet. A factory setting of the refrigerator door can be accurately maintained with precision even after the hinges are removed for field installation of the refrigerator such as to pass a refrigerator through narrow doorways. A tap plate is located behind the cabinet cladding and has "wrapper" or hinge screw holes for clamping the position of the external hinge with hinge screws, while allowing for factory adjustment of the door position. After the door is factory adjusted in position, a supplemental mechanism is applied to fix the tap plate in the factory position independent of the hinge screws, such as an epoxy application or a separate and independent drill screw applied through the cabinet and engaging the tap plate.