Support assembly for a refrigerator storage pan
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsPhillip Koloff, Joseph Miller, Ravikiran Gopalakrishna
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Abstract
A drawer assembly for a refrigerator having compartment walls defining a cooling compartment is provided. The drawer assembly includes a pan having a mounting portion, and a bracket coupled to one of the compartment walls. The bracket includes a locking mechanism movable between a first position and a second position. The pan is mounted to the bracket such that the locking mechanism engages the mounting portion of the pan. Wherein the pan is secured to the bracket when the locking mechanism is in the first position, and the pan is configured to be removed from the bracket when the locking mechanism is in the second position.
Claims20
A drawer assembly for a refrigerator having compartment walls defining a cooling compartment, said drawer assembly comprising:
- a pan having a mounting portion;
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- a bracket coupled to one of the compartment walls, said bracket comprising a locking mechanism movable between a first position and a second position, said pan mounted to said bracket such that said locking mechanism engages said mounting portion of said pan, wherein said pan is secured to said bracket when said locking mechanism is in the first position, and said pan is configured to be removed from said bracket when said locking mechanism is in the second position.
A refrigerator comprising:
- a cooling compartment defined by a plurality of compartment walls;
- a pan assembly slidably mounted within said cooling compartment, said pan assembly comprising a pan having a mounting portion and a bracket coupled to one of the compartment walls, said bracket comprising a locking mechanism movable between a first position and a second position, said pan mounted to said bracket such that said locking mechanism engages said mounting portion of said pan, wherein said pan is secured to said bracket when said locking mechanism is in the first position, and said pan is configured to be removed from said bracket when said locking mechanism is in the second position.
A method for assembling a drawer assembly for a refrigerator having a cooling compartment defined by a plurality of compartment walls, said method comprising:
- coupling a bracket to one of the compartment walls of the refrigerator;
- coupling a locking mechanism to the bracket, wherein the locking mechanism is movable between a first position and a second position;
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- mounting a pan having a mounting portion to the bracket such that the locking mechanism engages the mounting portion, wherein the pan is secured to the bracket when the locking mechanism is in the first position, and the pan is configured to be removed from the bracket when the locking mechanism is in the second position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.