Trim Molding Fastener Patents (Class 24/289)
  • Patent number: 4305182
    Abstract: A spring retainer strip for releasably securing a liner and a gasket to the inner face of a refrigerator door. The retainer strip has a length which is generally equal to that of the gasket to be secured and a width which is somewhat less than that of the gasket. The retainer strip has a rectangular body portion with a plurality of spaced fingers extending from one side of the body. The retainer strip can be moved from a first to a second staging position to effect clamping of the liner and gasket to the refrigerator door. Return to the first staging position facilitates removal and replacement of the linear and the gasket. A method of assembly is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 1980
    Date of Patent: December 15, 1981
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventor: Francis C. Peterson