received by the International Bureau on 30 September 2019 (30.09.19)

1. A refrigerator assembly comprising:

a cabinet defining a storage compartment;

a pair of doors for providing selective access to the storage compartment, the pair of doors including a first door and a second door, wherein the first door is pivotally attached to the cabinet such that the first door is rotatable between an open position and a closed position; and

a mullion assembly comprising:

a hinge coupled to the first door,

a flipper mullion pivotally attached to the hinge such that the flipper mullion is rotatable relative to the hinge about an axis, wherein the flipper mullion is rotatable between a first position, a second position, and an intermediate position that is intermediate the first and second positions, and a magnetic assembly configured to bias the flipper mullion toward the second position,

wherein the magnetic assembly comprises a magnetic hinge body coupled to the hinge and a magnetic mullion body coupled to the flipper mullion,

wherein the hinge comprises a first side that faces the flipper mullion and an opposing second side that faces away from the flipper mullion and towards a mounting surface of the first door, and

wherein the magnetic hinge body is provided within a recess defined by the second side.

2-3, (Cancelled).

4. The refrigerator assembly according to claim 1, wherein the flipper mullion comprises a mullion casing defining an enclosure and the magnetic mullion body is provided within the enclosure.

5. The refrigerator assembly according to claim 1 , further comprising a cabinet guide coupled to the cabinet and a mullion guide provided at an end of the flipper mullion, wherein:

1 the cabinet guide is configured to guide the mullion guide of flipper mullion as the first door is rotated from the closed position to the open position such that the flipper mullion rotates from the first position to the second position, and

the cabinet guide is configured to guide the mullion guide of the flipper mullion as the first door is rotated from the open position to the closed position such that the flipper mullion rotates from the second position to the first position.

6. The refrigerator assembly according to claim 5, further comprising a second magnetic assembly configured to bias the flipper mullion toward the first position.

7. The refrigerator assembly according to claim 6, wherein the second magnetic assembly comprises a magnetic cabinet body coupled to the cabinet guide and a magnetic mullion body coupled to the flipper mullion.

8. The refrigerator assembly according to claim 7, wherein the flipper mullion comprises a mullion casing defining an enclosure and the magnetic mullion body is provided within the enclosure.

9. A mullion assembly comprising:

a hinge;

a flipper mullion pivotally attached to the hinge such that the flipper mullion is rotatable relative to the hinge about an axis, wherein the flipper mullion is rotatable between a first position, a second position, and an intermediate position that is intermediate the first and second positions; and

a magnetic assembly configured to bias the flipper mullion toward the second position,

wherein the magnetic assembly comprises a magnetic hinge body coupled to the hinge and a magnetic mullion body coupled to the flipper mullion,

wherein the hinge comprises a first side that faces the flipper mullion and an opposing second side that faces away from the flipper mullion, and

wherein the magnetic hinge body is provided within a recess defined by the second side.

10-1 1. (Cancelled).

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12. The refrigerator assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the mullion assembly is changeable between a first configuration wherein the flipper mullion is pivotally attached to the first door and a second configuration wherein the flipper mullion is pivotally attached to the second door.

13. The refrigerator assembly according to claim 12, wherein:

in the first configuration, the flipper mullion is pivotally attached to the first door in a first orientation, and

in the second configuration, the flipper mullion is pivotally attached to the second door in a second orientation that is upside-down relative to the first orientation,

14. The refrigerator assembly according to claim 12, wherein the at least one hinge comprises a first hinge attached to the first door and a second hinge attached to the second door, further wherein:

in the first configuration, the flipper mullion is pivotally attached to the first hinge in a first orientation, and

in the second configuration, the flipper mullion is pivotally attached to the second hinge in a second orientation that is upside-down relative to the first orientation.

15. The refrigerator assembly according to claim 12, wherein:

in the first configuration, the hinge is removably attached to the first door in a first orientation, and

in the second configuration, the hinge is removably attached to the second door in a second orientation that is upside-down relative to the first orientation.

16. The refrigerator assembly according to claim 15, wherein the hinge includes an aperture, the first door includes a first set of wiring, and the second door includes a second set of wiring, further wherein:

in the first configuration, the first set of wiring extends through the aperture, and

3 in the second configuration, the second set of wiring extends through the aperture.

17. The refrigerator assembly according to claim 16, wherein the flipper mullion includes a resistive heater having an electrical coupling, further wherein:

in the first configuration, the first set of wiring is connected to the electrical coupling, and

in the second configuration, the second set of wiring is connected to the electrical coupling.

18. The refrigerator assembly according to claim 12, wherein the flipper mullion comprises a first end having a first mullion guide and a second end having a second mullion guide.

19. The refrigerator assembly according to claim 18, further comprising at least one cabinet guide attached or attachable to the cabinet, wherein:

in the first configuration, the at least one cabinet guide is configured to engage and guide the first mullion guide as the first door is moved between the open position and the closed position, and

in the second configuration, the at least one cabinet guide is configured to engage and guide the second mullion guide as the second door is moved between another open position and another closed position.

20. The refrigerator assembly according to claim 19, wherein the at least one cabinet guide comprises a first cabinet guide and a second cabinet guide that are removably attachable to the cabinet, further wherein:

in the first configuration, the first cabinet guide is attached to the cabinet and configured to engage and guide the first mullion guide as the first door is moved between its open position and closed position, and

in the second configuration, the second cabinet guide is attached to the cabinet and configured to engage and guide the second mullion guide as the second door is moved between its open position and closed position,

21. The refrigerator assembly according to claim 1 , further comprising:

4 a dispenser assembly for dispensing water or ice, the dispenser assembly comprising an outlet provided on one door of the first door and the second door, and a supply system configured to selectively supply water or ice to the outlet; and

an induction assembly comprising a first induction element provided on the cabinet and a second induction element provided on the one door, the induction assembly being configured to provide an inductive coupling between the first induction element and the second induction element that induces a current in the second element to thereby power the dispenser assembly.

22. The refrigerator assembly according to claim 21, wherein the second induction element corresponds to a heating element of the dispenser assembly.

23-24. (Cancelled).

25. The refrigerator assembly according to claim 21 , wherein the dispenser assembly further comprises a controller that is electrically connected to one of the first induction element and second induction element.

26. The refrigerator assembly according to claim 21, wherein the inductive coupling between the first induction element and the second induction element enables communication between a first device in the cabinet and a second device in the one door.

27. The refrigerator assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the magnetic hinge body is enclosed by the hinge and the first door such that the magnetic hinge body is concealed from view.

28. The refrigerator assembly according to claim 7, wherein the magnetic mullion body is provided in the mullion guide of the flipper mullion.

29. The refrigerator assembly according to claim 1, further comprising a spring, wherein the spring is configured to bias the flipper mullion toward the first position when the flipper mullion is between the first position and the intermediate position, further wherein the spring is configured to bias the flipper mullion toward the second

5 position when the flipper mullion is between the second position and the intermediate position.

30. The mullion assembly according to claim 9, further comprising a spring, wherein the spring is configured to bias the flipper mullion toward the first position when the flipper mullion is between the first position and the intermediate position, further wherein the spring is configured to bias the flipper mullion toward the second position when the flipper mullion is between the second position and the intermediate position.

31. A refrigerator assembly comprising:

a cabinet defining a storage compartment;

a pair of doors for providing selective access to the storage compartment, the pair of doors including a first door and a second door, wherein the first door is pivotally attached to the cabinet such that the first door is rotatable between an open position and a closed position;

a hinge coupled to the first door;

a flipper mullion pivotally attached to the hinge such that the flipper mullion is rotatable relative to the hinge about an axis, wherein the flipper mullion is rotatable between a first position and a second position;

a cabinet guide coupled to the cabinet, wherein:

the cabinet guide is configured to guide the mullion guide of flipper mullion as the first door is rotated from the closed position to the open position such that the flipper mullion rotates from the first position to the second position, and

the cabinet guide is configured to guide the mullion guide of the flipper mullion as the first door is rotated from the open position to the closed position such that the flipper mullion rotates from the second position to the first position; and

a magnetic assembly configured to bias the flipper mullion toward the first position, wherein the magnetic assembly comprises a magnetic cabinet body coupled to the cabinet guide and a magnetic mullion body coupled to the flipper mullion.

32. A mullion assembly comprising:

a hinge; and

6 a flipper mullion pivotally attached to the hinge such that the flipper mullion is rotatable relative to the hinge about an axis, wherein the flipper mullion is rotatable between a first position and a second position,

wherein the flipper mullion comprises a mullion casing, the mullion casing defining a mullion guide at an end portion of the mullion casing, and

wherein the flipper mullion comprises a magnetic mullion body provided in the mullion guide of the flipper mullion.

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