Patent · US Expired

Shelf system for a refrigerator cabinet

US5642924A · kind A · utility

18Cited by
38References
23Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 29, 1996
Grant dateJul 1, 1997
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 29, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF25D2325/023
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A refrigerator cabinet having a liner having sidewalls and a rear wall, each sidewall having a plurality of shelf supports mounted thereon, each shelf support including a supporting rail having a front portion and a rear portion separated by a gap, a cantilever half shelf and a full width sliding shelf mounted in the cabinet on the shelf supports, the sliding shelf having a depending stop in the gap engageable with the front portion of the supporting rail to stop forward motion, the cantilever half shelf having a cantilever arm cooperating with a bracket on the rear wall to prevent swinging motion, the cantilever half shelf also having a deflectable element or a plastic clip engageable with the front portion of the supporting rail to prevent swinging motion of the cantilever half shelf.

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