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Slide shelf system for a deli/crisper drawer

US5641217A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateAug 2, 1995
Grant dateJun 24, 1997
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Expiry dateAug 2, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF25D2325/022
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A cantilevered storage shelf assembly for supporting a deli/crisper drawer assembly within a refrigerator having a glass panel, a pair of L-shaped steel brackets aligned on each side of the panel and a frame molded around the edges of the panel with the steel brackets encapsulated in the frame to form a unitary structure, the brackets being located in a parallel spaced relation for mating engagement with slots provided in the vertical strips in the back of the refrigerator, the drawer assembly comprising a pair of rails mounted on the frame, each rail having a tab at each end for matingly engaging the slots in the front and back of each side of the frame and a drawer slidably mounted on the rails.

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