Adjustable refrigerator shelving

US11953259B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• BBY Solutions, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Weichao Chen · Lo Wu, CN
• Kaixuan He · Lo Wu, CN

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 13, 2023
• Grant date: Apr 9, 2024
• Expiry date: Apr 13, 2043

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F25D25/02
• WIPO field: Other consumer goods
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

Embodiments disclosed herein are directed to a shelf and shelving system for a refrigerator door having a door liner with opposing side walls, where each side wall includes a row of ditch steps. The shelf or shelves includes a gap wall at each end of the shelf. A switch is positioned above each gap wall. Each switch includes a handle, a mounting rod and a biasing member for biasing a long component of the handle outwardly away from the gap wall such that an engagement surface of the long component will engage a ditch step and thereby secure the shelf in place within the refrigerator door. The switch is actuatable by a user to allow for vertical adjustment of the shelf along the rows of ditch steps or to remove the shelf therefrom.