GE Freezer/Fridge Handle Connector

This came about because our freezer handle on our 2017 GNE25JSKCFSS (stainless steel) fridge was getting loose and then fully fell off a few days later. We came to find out that these connectors are some cheap plastic piece that are just painted with a metallic finish. GE wanted $95 + shipping for the whole handle and connector assembly, which is absurd (and anti-consumer design in the first place) to have to replace the whole sturdy SS tube when it's just these cheap little things that break. It appears this should also work for the vertical fridge handles but our original ones are still intact, for now. This is the part that connects the metal handle tube to a PTFE clip (our existing still worked fine, shown fitting in the black part in white), but if you need a replacement for that too, it seems similar or possibly identical to this: https://www.printables.com/model/127531-ge-fridge-freezer-handle-clip-3d-printer-optimized

After many iterations and prototypes it was close enough for us to use. I printed with Sunlu Black PLA with flat side down on my Snapmaker J1s dual extruder with a secondary removable support material to get a good support and surface finish for the pockets and the oval shaped end and with 25% fill to keep some strength. The whole handle assembly needs 2 copies to be made and they are identical only need to rotate the physical part to align with the cutouts and holes in the tube at each end. We could have painted it to match the SS but ended up not minding it's look on the actual fridge as-is in black PLA.

The geometry is not perfect because it actually ended up being very complex to reverse engineer and model with only calipers. It may not be optimized for printing with single material, I have not tested it but uploaded the fusion model if you want to adjust for that. I would request if you find this useful, want to remix it, and/or it saves you some cash, to reach out and donate $5+ to help fund my modeling and prototyping time. Thanks!