A side-by-side refrigerator includes fresh food and freezer compartments, each
having upper and lower sections which vary in width and volume. Doors, each having
corresponding upper and lower sections that vary in width, are provided to selectively
seal the fresh food and freezer compartments respectively. Each door includes an
outer lateral portion pivotally mounted to the side-by-side refrigerator about
a substantially vertical axis and an inner lateral portion defined by laterally
offset sections that form the varying width portions. In accordance with the invention,
a door brace member is provided at the laterally offset sections. The door brace
member includes first and second substantially vertical portions interconnected
by a lateral portion that is shaped to conform to and reinforce the laterally offset
sections of the door to increase the overall structural integrity of the door.
