Storage bin mounting system for a refrigerator and method of assembly
US4908544A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 3, 1988 |
| Grant date | Mar 13, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 3, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF25D2400/06
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A storage bin mounting system includes a pin and hook arrangement that prevents large bins from being mounted on certain areas of a refrigerator door to prevent interference with refrigerator members mounted in the refrigerator compartment opposite to those areas of the door. The system includes pairs of vertically aligned forwardly positioned pins with the pins of a pair extending inwardly from opposite door dikes. Vertically aligned rearwardly positioned pins are also provided, with the pins in a pair extending inwardly from opposite door dikes at a distance from the door's rear wall that is less than the distance between the forwardly positioned pins and the door's rear wall. Large storage bins are provided with a hook on each of the bin's side walls wherein each of the hooks has a pin engaging ramp edge positioned to engage only a forwardly positioned pin. Small storage bins are provided with a hook on each of the bin's side walls wherein each of the hooks has a first ramp edge for engaging a forwardly positioned pin and a second ramp edge for engaging a rearwardly positioned pin.
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