US Patent Issued on Aug. 11 for "Refrigerator trim kit and method of its use" (Oklahoma Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,704,316, issued on Aug. 11.

"Refrigerator trim kit and method of its use" was invented by Samuel Aubin Schaffler (Tulsa, Okla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A conversion trim kit of this disclosure is adapted for use with a refrigerator, a refrigerator/freezer, or a stand-alone upright freezer that, in a connected state, attach to cabinetry surrounding the appliance rather than the appliance itself. The kit includes a top trim panel that includes a backing plate with slots and louvers with tabs adapted for insertion into the slots. After insertion into the slot, the tab is sheared and crimped, thereby tightly joining the louver to the b...