Methods of making refrigerator storage assemblies
US7228612B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 23, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jun 12, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 24, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF25D25/005
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method of making a removable refrigerator storage assembly is provided. The method includes feeding a polymeric or metal material into an extruder and directing the material through a die having an aperture with a first and second leg formed therein, thereby forming an intermediate shelf extrusion. The intermediate shelf extrusion is cut into a predetermined length to form the shelf extrusion having a bottom wall integrally formed with a side wall. The shelf extrusion is painted or plated to a specific finish. The method also encompasses attaching to both ends of the shelf extrusion end walls having brackets formed thereon for removably engaging supports formed on the door of a refrigerator.
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