US 12,474,112 B2Granted

Pull out drawer with integrated wine rack

AssigneeElectrolux do Brasil S.A.

InventorsRodrigo Marge Pagnozzi, Aguilar Da Silva, Alexandre Sauer, Alcione Colecha, Guilherme Rissatto Picanço, Israel Mercer Neto, Augusto Biscaia Da Silva, Cristhian Camilo Serrano Camacho

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Abstract

A multipurpose drawer assembly in a refrigeration appliance that can be accommodated in a first position in which the open storage area is oriented upwards, or a second position in which a bottle rack is oriented upwards, the second position being inverted relative to the first position. The first position accommodates food items therein. The second position accommodates at least one bottle. The at least one drawer include first and second side walls, a rear wall, and a bottom wall that together define an open storage area therein. The bottom wall includes a first surface defining a base of the storage area and second surface opposite of the first surface and exterior of the storage area. The bottle rack is positioned on the second surface of the bottom wall.

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Dependent claims

A multipurpose drawer assembly in a refrigeration appliance, comprising:

at least one drawer including first and second side walls, a rear wall, and a bottom wall that together define an open storage area therein,
the drawer further comprising at least one guide rail assembly secured to an exterior of each of the first and second side walls,
wherein the at least one guide rail assembly is configured to allow the at least one drawer to be moved between an extended position and a retracted position relative to the refrigeration appliance,
wherein the bottom wall includes a first surface defining a base of the storage area and a second surface opposite of the first surface that forms an exterior bottom of the drawer;
and
a bottle rack positioned on the second surface of the bottom wall,
wherein the bottle rack includes a frame and a plurality of support members arranged within the frame, each support member having at least one curve,
wherein a lower surface of the at least one guide rail assembly is configured to engage said refrigeration appliance when the at least one drawer is in a first position in which the open storage area is oriented upwards in normal operation to accommodate food items within the storage area, land an upper surface of the at least one guide rail assembly is configured to engage said refrigeration appliance when the at least one drawer is in a second position in which the bottle rack is oriented upwards in normal operation to accommodate at least one bottle, the second position being inverted relative to the first position.

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A refrigeration appliance comprising:

a cabinet defining a storage space defined between first and second interior walls and including an inner guide track on said first and second interior walls,
a drawer assembly including first and second side walls, a rear wall, and a bottom wall that together define an open storage area therein, and at least one guide rail assembly secured to an exterior of the first and second side walls,
wherein the at least one guide rail assembly is configured to allow the drawer assembly to be moved between an extended position and a retracted position relative to the cabinet,
wherein the bottom wall comprises a first surface defining a base of the storage area and a second surface opposite of the first surface that forms an exterior bottom of the drawer;
and
a bottle rack positioned on the second surface of the bottom wall,
wherein the second surface of the bottom wall comprises an integral support mount configured to receive a frame of the bottle rack,
wherein a lower surface of the at least one guide rail assembly is configured to engage the inner guide track when the drawer assembly is in a first position in which the open storage area is oriented upwards in normal operation to accommodate food items within the storage area, and an upper surface of the at least one guide rail assembly is configured to engage the inner guide track when the drawer assembly is in a second position in which the bottle rack is oriented upwards in normal operation to accommodate at least one bottle, the second position being inverted relative to the first position.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.