Refrigerator shelf support method and apparatus
US5042398A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 29, 1991 |
| Grant date | Aug 27, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 29, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF25D2400/32
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A refrigeration apparatus includes a door shelf support system comprising an inner door panel and removable shelf trim pieces. The inner door panel includes vertical dikes having vertically spaced slots. The shelf trim piece includes rearwardly extending hooks receivable in the slots and having raised hemispheric detents which cooperate with the slots to provide a snap fit between the inner door panel and the hooks to provide a tight fit which ensures that the shelves stay in place during shipment and maintain the desired snug fit during the useful life.
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