U.S. patent number T973,013 [Application Number 05/834,761] was granted by the patent office on 1978-08-01 for combined microwave oven and refrigerator. This patent grant is currently assigned to Whirlpool Corporation. Invention is credited to Frank I. Ferrara, Samuel J. Pearson.

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United States Patent	T973,013
Ferrara ,   et al.	August 1, 1978

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Combined microwave oven and refrigerator

Abstract

a refrigerated appliance having a cabinet defining a pair of cavities and an apparatus for refrigerating one of the cavities. The refrigerated cavity is provided with doors for selectively closing the refrigerated cavity. The other of the cavities defines an opening and is adapted to receive a freestanding microwave oven having an integral door. The open cavity may be provided with a trim for adapting the cavity to any one of a plurality of different microwave ovens electrically disposed therein. The trim may define a vent for providing the microwave oven with cooling air flow circulation. The refrigeration apparatus may define a freestanding cabinet with the microwave oven defining a freestanding oven carried on a horizontal support wall at the top of the refrigeration space.

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Inventors:	Ferrara; Frank I. (Newburgh, IN), Pearson; Samuel J. (St. Joseph, MI)
Assignee:	Whirlpool Corporation (N/A)
Family ID:	25267742
Appl. No.:	05/834,761
Filed:	September 19, 1977

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Current U.S. Class:	312/237; 165/138; 219/679
Current CPC Class:	F25D 23/12 (20130101); F25D 31/005 (20130101)
Current International Class:	F25D 23/12 (20060101); A47B 083/00 ()

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