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1. An appliance comprising:
a cabinet defining a chamber, said cabinet also defining an opening, the chamber of said cabinet being accessible through the opening of said cabinet; a first door rotatably mounted proximate the opening of said cabinet at a first side portion of said cabinet: a second door rotatably mounted proximate the opening of said cabinet at a second side portion of said cabinet, said first and second doors rotatable between an open position and a closed position in order to permit selective access to the chamber of said cabinet through the opening of said cabinet; a pair of said handles, each handle of the pair of handles mouuted to a respective one of said first and second doors; and a linkage assembly coupling said first door and said second door such that said first and second doors rotate between the open position and the closed position simultaneously, said linkage assembly comprising:
a first curved linkage arm extending between a first end and a second end, the first end of said first linkage ann connected to said first door;a first gear having a plurality of teeth, the second end of said first linkage arm connected to said first gear, said first gear positioned proximate the first side portion of said cabinet;a second gear having a plurality of teeth, the plurality of teeth of said second gear engaging the plurality of teeth of said first gear, said second gear positioned proximate the second side portion of said cabinet;a second curved linkage arm extending between a first end and a second end, the first end of said second linkage arm connected to said second door, the second end of said second linkage arm connected to said second gear;a spur gear having a plurality of teeth, the plurality of teeth of said spur gear engaging the plurality of teeth of said first gear when said first door is in the closed position, said spur gear haying an axis of rotation about which said spur gear is rotatable;a biasing member haying a connecting end, the connecting end of said biasing member mounted to said spur gear such that the connection end of said biasing member is spaced apart from the axis of rotation of said spur gear; and wherein said first gear has an axis of rotation about which said first gear is rotatable, said first gear having an engagement edge radially spaced apart from the axis of rotation, the plurality of teeth of said first gear comprising a first set of teeth and a second set of teeth, the first and second sets of teeth positioned on the engagement edge of said first gear, the first and second sets of teeth circumferentially spaced apart on the engagement edge of said first gear, the engagement edge of said first gear having no teeth between the first and second sets of teeth. |
