Reclosable compartment for refrigerator
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsAlberto Borgonovo, Fabio Moneta
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Abstract
Reclosable compartment for refrigerators, particularly suitable for incorporation in removable shelves, openable and reclosable by means of a front cover (30) which is rotatable around a first set of pins (70) on the lateral portions (50, 60) of the said container. In the closed configuration at least one portion of this front cover (30) is in a substantially vertical position, while in the open configuration the said portion (30) is in a substantially horizontal position. The said container also has an auxiliary upper cover (40) rotationally coupled to the lateral portions (50, 60), and rotatable around a second set of pins (80) during its opening and/or closing movement, through contact with the said front cover (30).
Claims20
A refrigerator container comprising:
- a shelf for the storage of items to be preserved;
- a front cover configured to be rotated around a first pair of pins corresponding to a pair of lateral portions of the refrigerator container, wherein the refrigerator container is in a closed configuration when the front cover is in a substantially vertical position and the refrigerator container is in an open configuration when the front cover is in a substantially horizontal position;
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- an auxiliary upper cover rotationally coupled to the pair of lateral portions, the auxiliary cover configured to be rotatable around a second pair of pins through contact with the front cover.
A refrigerator container, comprising:
- a first surface and a second surface each having an engagement element configured to engage an interior portion of a refrigerator, wherein the first surface is substantially parallel to the second surface, and
- a storage shelf disposed between a bottom portion of the first surface and a bottom portion of the second surface;
- a front cover rotatably connected to the side walls and configured to rotate between a first position and a second position;
- an upper cover configured to rotatably engage the side walls and configured for rotational movement through contact with the front cover as the front cover is moved between the first and second positions.
A refrigerator container comprising:
- a base having a back portion, a plurality of engagement members, a first side wall, and a second side wall,
- wherein the first side wall and the second side wall are substantially parallel to each other;
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- wherein the first side wall and the second side wall each have corresponding first and second seats;
- a first cover having a first pair of pins rotatably engaged with the first seats on the first side wall and the second side wall defining a first axis of movement between a vertical closed position and a horizontal open position;
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- a second cover having a second pair of pins rotatably engaged with the second seats on the first side wall and the second side wall defining a second axis of movement;
- wherein the second axis of movement is higher than the first axis of movement;
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- wherein the second cover is configured to cover the top of the refrigerator container when the first cover is in the closed position, and rotate about the second axis through contact with the first cover as the first cover is rotated between the closed position and the open position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.