Abstract A door switch for a refrigerator having a freezing chamber. The switch comprises at least two push buttons and an integrally constructed outer casing having a flange portion, at least two cylindrical portions extending perpendicularly from the flange portion and laterally spaced from each other, and a main body portion integrally connected to the ends of the cylindrical portions opposite to the flange portion. The two push buttons extend through the flange portion into the cylindrical portions. Water-draining passages are formed between the flange portion and the main body of the switch casing, adjacent the cylindrical portions, for draining water running out of the freezing chamber downwardly through the switch casing.
In combination with a refrigerator having a refrigerator door and a freezing chamber door, a door switch comprising the combination of: a. a casing having a main body portion, a flange portion and at least two laterally spaced members interconnecting said main body portion and said flange portion, said laterally spaced members forming at least one vertical water-draining passage between said flange portion and said main body portion of said casing for draining water running out of said freezing chamber downwardly through said casing, and b. at least two push buttons mounted on the opposite side of said flange portion from said main body portion and extending into said laterally spaced members for operating switches within said casing, one of said push buttons engaging the refrigerator door and the another of said push buttons engaging the freezing chamber door.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
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In combination with a refrigerator having a refrigerator door and a freezing chamber door, a door switch comprising the combination of: a. a casing having a main body portion, a flange portion and at least two laterally spaced members interconnecting said main body portion and said flange portion, said laterally spaced members forming at least one vertical water-draining passage between said flange portion and said main body portion of said casing for draining water running out of said freezing chamber downwardly through said casing, and b. at least two push buttons mounted on the opposite side of said flange portion from said main body portion and extending into said laterally spaced members for operating switches within said casing, one of said push buttons engaging the refrigerator door and the another of said push buttons engaging the freezing chamber door.