Multi-piece basket assembly for a consumer appliance
US8511767B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 7, 2010 |
| Grant date | Aug 20, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 8, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47B2210/175
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A consumer appliance, such as a refrigerator, is provided with a compartment with a basket assembly, which may be configured on a pull-out drawer so as to move into and out of the compartment with the pull-out drawer. The basket assembly includes a first basket component and a second basket component releasably engaged with the first basket component along mating edges of the respective basket components, wherein in an engaged state, the first and second basket components define a singular continuous wall basket. At least one of the first or second basket components is releasable and removable from the pull-out drawer.
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