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Refrigerator shelf assembly

US8262177B2 · kind B2 · utility

20Cited by

49References

80Claims

0Family size

Assignees

Donnelly Corporation · US
Clarion Technologies, Inc. · US

Inventors

Alan D. Picken · Pontiac, US
William Beckman · Holland, US
David E. Nestell · Wyoming, US
R. Scott Repp · Holland, US
Kevin J. Schroeder · Holland, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 13, 2005
Grant date	Sep 11, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 1, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF25D2325/022
WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A shelf assembly for use in a refrigerator includes a shelf panel and a pair of opposite support rails. The shelf panel has upwardly angled perimeter regions and may comprise a strengthened glass material, such as a transparent strengthened glass material, such as tempered glass. Each of the support rails includes a base portion and an angled portion that extends at an angle from the base portion. The angled portions of the support rails are bonded along the lower surface of the upwardly angled side perimeter regions of the shelf panel.

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