US 12,222,154 B2
Mullion structure for an appliance
Gregory H. Evans, Concord, NC (US); and Terry Sexton, Anderson, SC (US)
Assigned to ELECTROLUX CONSUMER PRODUCTS, INC., Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed by ELECTROLUX CONSUMER PRODUCTS, INC., Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed on Mar. 17, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/203,961.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/993,507, filed on Mar. 23, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0293468 A1, Sep. 23, 2021
Int. Cl. E05C 3/14 (2006.01); E05C 7/00 (2006.01); F25D 23/02 (2006.01)
CPC F25D 23/028 (2013.01) [E05C 3/14 (2013.01); E05C 7/005 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A refrigerated cabinet comprising:
a plurality of side walls forming a cabinet body and an interior storage space, the interior storage space accessible through an opening;
a first door and a second door independently positionable over the opening, wherein each of the first door and the second door has an exterior side forming a portion of an exterior surface of the refrigerated cabinet when the first door and second door are both positioned over the opening, wherein the second door comprises a mullion fixed relative to the second door and integrally formed by a portion of the second door, and wherein the first door is configured to engage with the mullion; and
a latching mechanism configured to selectively couple the first door and the second door.