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US 11,892,228 B2Granted
Appliance bin
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorJackson F. Karl
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Abstract
A refrigerated appliance is provided herein. The refrigerated appliance includes a cabinet defining a compartment. A first door is coupled to the cabinet. The first door defines a storage chamber therein. A second door is disposed on an opposing side of the first door from the cabinet. A bin is disposed within the chamber. A bracket is disposed between the first door and the bin. The bracket includes a rotatable member to rotate the bin between first and second positions.
Claims18
A refrigerated appliance, comprising:
- a first door having an interior door liner;
- a second door operably coupled to the first door and operable between an open position and a closed position;
- a bracket operably coupled to the interior door liner of the first door and including a rotatable member and a retainer extending outwardly from the interior door liner, wherein the rotatable member extends from a first end of the bracket and the retainer extends from a second end of the bracket, the bracket further including a structural lattice disposed between the rotatable member and the interior door liner;
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- a bin operably coupled to the rotatable member and operable between a rotated position when the second door is in the open position and an upright position, the bin having a bottom surface that includes a coupling member selectively coupled to the retainer, wherein the coupling member is configured to resist separation of the retainer with the bin.
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A door for a refrigerated appliance, comprising:
- an interior door liner including a stop;
- a rotatable member operably coupled to and extending outwardly from the interior door liner;
- a retainer proximate to the rotatable member and operably coupled to the interior door liner, the retainer including a base portion and flanges extending from the base portion;
- a bracket operably coupled to the interior door liner and including a projection, wherein the rotatable member is operably coupled to a first end of the bracket, the projection is operably coupled to a second end of the bracket, and the flanges of the retainer are operably coupled to the projection via barbs;
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- a bin assembly rotatably coupled to the rotatable member and selectively coupled to the retainer, the bin assembly including:
- a bin having a bottom surface and operable between a first position and a second position;
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- a coupling member operably coupled to the bottom surface of the bin.
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An appliance door, comprising:
- a door liner having an inner support wall;
- a rotatable bin having a bottom surface and defining a cavity, the rotatable bin being operable between a first position and a second position;
- a latch including a damper, the latch further including a first portion coupled to the rotatable bin and a second portion coupled to the door liner, the first portion of the latch being disposed at a first end of the rotatable bin and the cavity being disposed at a second end of the rotatable bin;
- a rotatable member extending outwardly from the door liner and disposed within the cavity defined by the rotatable bin;
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- a curved rack operably coupled to each of the rotatable bin and the latch and configured to selectively maintain the rotatable bin in at least one of the first position and the second position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.