Refrigerator cabinet having reversable door

Abstract

A refrigerator has a cabinet. The cabinet has an opening therein to provide access to the cabinet. The opening is defined by a frame forming a face of the cabinet about the opening. The frame has a first face corner, a second face corner, a third face corner and a fourth corner; each face corner having a respective securing means thereon. A door has a first edge. A first recess is formed at an end portion of the first edge. A second recessed corner is disposed at a second end point of the first edge; away from the first corner. A first hinge is disposed in the first recess. A second hinge is disposed in the second recess. The door is hingedly affixed to the cabinet for selectively sealing the cabinet when the first hinge is affixed to one of the securing means of the first corner and the second corner, and the second hinge is affixed to one of the securing means of the second corner and third corner.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A refrigerator comprising:
 a cabinet, the cabinet having an opening to provide access to an interior of the cabinet, the opening being defined by a frame forming a face of the cabinet; the frame having a first face corner, a second face corner, a third face corner and a fourth face corner; each face corner having a respective securing means formed thereon;   a door, having a first edge, a first recessed corner being disposed at an end point of the first edge; a second recessed corner being disposed at a second endpoint of the first edge, the second recessed corner being spaced from the first recessed corner;   a first hinge disposed in the first recessed corner; and   a second hinge disposed in the second recessed corner; the door being hingedly affixed to the cabinet for selectively sealing the cabinet when the first hinge is affixed to one of securing means of the first face corner and the fourth face corner, and the second hinge is affixed to one of the securing means of the second face corner and the third face corner.   
     
     
         2 . The refrigerator of  claim 1 , further comprising a flange affixed to the cabinet at one of the first corner and second corner; the door having an opening therein at a corner away from either the first recess and second recess for receiving the flange therein. 
     
     
         3 . The refrigerator of  claim 2 , further comprising a lock mounted on the door, for selectively engaging the flange when the flange is received within the opening. 
     
     
         4 . The refrigerator of  claim 1 , further comprising an ornament, the door having a second edge parallel to the first edge, the ornament being removably affixed to the door between the first edge and the second edge. 
     
     
         5 . The refrigerator of  claim 4 , further comprising a magnet disposed on the door, the ornament being formed at least in part of a material attracted to magnets. 
     
     
         6 . The refrigerator of  claim 4 , further comprising projections extending from the ornament, and openings on the door for releasably receiving the projections. 
     
     
         7 . The refrigerator of  claim 1 , wherein the door has a second edged, spaced from and parallel with the first edge, and the refrigerator further comprising a glass panel disposed within the door between the first edge and the second edge, and providing viewing access to an interior of the refrigerator when the door is affixed to the cabinet. 
     
     
         8 . The refrigerator of  claim 1 , further comprising a handle; the door a second edged, spaced from and parallel with the first edge; and the handle being disposed adjacent the second edge.