CONSUMER APPLIANCE WITH FINGER GUARD

• Main Author: WILSON MARK WAYNE
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 05.04.2012
• Subjects: BLASTING; CABINETS; COFFEE MILLS; COLD ROOMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT COVERED BY ANY OTHERSUBCLASS; DESKS; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; DRAWERS; FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS; FIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES,FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS,BLINDS, GATES; FURNITURE; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; HEATING; HUMAN NECESSITIES; ICE-BOXES; INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO HINGES OR OTHER SUSPENSION DEVICESFOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS AND DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTOOPEN OR CLOSED POSITION, CHECKS FOR WINGS AND WING FITTINGS NOTOTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THEWING; KEYS; LADDERS; LIGHTING; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES; LOCKS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; OFFICE FURNITURE; REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; REFRIGERATORS; SAFES; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL; TABLES; WEAPONS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS

A consumer appliance, such as a refrigerator, includes a door attached to the casing along a hinge side of the door. An elongated finger guard is pivotally mounted to a back surface of the door along the hinge side of the door. The finger guard has an extension portion with a floating edge and is pivotally biased to swing away from the appliance casing so that the floating edge of the extension portion engages against an item, such as a cabinet, adjacent to the appliance casing. The extension portion has a transverse width so as to slide along and remain engaged against the item adjacent to the appliance in all positions of the door.