# US 2019/0170428 A1 · Slide out door bin > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2019/0170428 A1 - Document ID: US20190170428A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/206,106 - Filed: 2018-11-30 - Published: 2019-06-06 - Earliest claimed: 2016-11-18 - Assignees: Whirlpool Corporation - Applicants: Whirlpool Corporation - Inventors: Trevor Haney; Niyaz Ul Haque; Bhushan Chandrakant Kadu; John Jay Myers; Amit Prakash Powade - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190170428A1 ## CPC - F25D 23/028: {Details} - F25D 11/00: Self-contained movable devices, e.g. domestic refrigerators - F25D 23/04: with special compartments, e.g. butter conditioners - F25D 25/021: {combined with trays} - F25D 25/024: {Slidable shelves} - F25D 25/025: {Drawers} - F25D 2323/023: Door in door constructions - F25D: REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (refrigerated showcases A47F3/04; thermally-insulated vessels for domestic use A47J41/00; refrigerated vehicles, see the appropriate subclasses of classes B60 - B64; containers with thermal insulation in general B65D81/38; heat-transfer, heat-exchange or heat-storage materials, e.g. refrigerants, or materials for the production of heat or cold by chemical reactions other than by combustion C09K5/00; thermally-insulated vessels for liquefied or solidified gases F17C; air-conditioning or air-humidification F24F; refrigeration machines, plants, or systems F25B; cooling of instruments or comparable apparatus without refrigeration G12B) ## Abstract A refrigeration appliance door bin assembly that includes: a refrigeration appliance door bin having a substantially planar main base portion, at least one upwardly extending wall that is free of an indentation, apertures or recesses extending upward from the main base portion and a downwardly extending perimeter lip portion where the main base portion and the downwardly extending lip portion define a downwardly facing door bin frame engagement space, the door bin engagement space engages a door bin frame of a refrigerator spaced within the door of a refrigerator such that the downwardly extending lip portion surrounds an exterior portion of the door bin frame and prevents substantial movement of the door bin when the door bin is engaged with the door bin frame caused by a refrigeration appliance door opening force or a refrigeration appliance door closing force; and a refrigeration appliance door bin bottom surface cover. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A refrigerator comprising: a door having a pair of parallel interior walls that define an interior volume of the door; a sliding mechanism slidably coupled to the pair of parallel interior walls; a frame removably attached to the sliding mechanism and having a bottom perimeter edge and an upstanding exterior portion offset within and above the bottom perimeter edge, and a horizontal lip connecting the bottom perimeter edge to the upstanding exterior portion; a storage bin removably attached to the frame, the storage bin comprising: an upstanding wall with a substantially rectangular cross-section extending upwardly from and flush with the bottom perimeter edge; wherein the bottom of the ledge rests on the upstanding exterior portion when the storage bin is installed in the door. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein the storage bin further comprises a base and a bottom surface cover that rests on a top surface of the base. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The refrigerator of claim 2, wherein the sliding mechanism further comprises a frame engaging tab. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The refrigerator of claim 3, wherein the frame further comprises a frame tab that corresponds to the frame engaging tab through a snap fit. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The refrigerator of claim 1 further comprising a second door that shares an axis with the door. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The refrigerator of claim 5, wherein the second door is openable without opening the door. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The refrigerator of claim 6, wherein the storage bin is slidable toward a user without opening the door. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The refrigerator of claim 7, wherein the storage bin is slidable away from the second door when the door is open. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein the refrigerator is a French-door bottom mount refrigerator. ### Claim 10 A refrigerator comprising: a first door having an inboard wall, an outboard wall, a top wall, and a bottom wall defining an interior portion of the first door; a second door; a sliding mechanism slidably coupled to the inboard wall and the outboard wall; a door bin frame removably attached to the sliding mechanism and having a bottom perimeter edge and an upstanding exterior portion offset within and extending above the bottom perimeter edge, a horizontal lip connecting the bottom perimeter edge to the upstanding exterior portion, and a side frame with a width; a storage bin removably attached to the door bin frame, the storage bin comprising: a base with a perimeter and frame engagement space defined by a ledge on the top, a frame retaining wall extending downwardly from the perimeter, and inside retaining walls extending downwardly on an inboard side of the ledge; an upstanding wall extending upwardly from and flush with the bottom perimeter edge; a bottom surface cover that rests on the top of the ledge; wherein the door side frame fits inside the frame engagement space. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The refrigerator of claim 10, wherein the sliding mechanism is configured to allow movement of the storage bin into the refrigerator 80% and out of the refrigerator 100%. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The refrigerator of claim 10, wherein the door bin frame is removable from the sliding mechanism without the use of tools. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The refrigerator of claim 12, wherein the sliding mechanism further comprises a frame engaging tab and the side frame is substantially rectangular shaped. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The refrigerator of claim 13, wherein the door bin frame further comprises a frame tab that corresponds to the frame engaging tab through a snap fit at a first end of the door bin frame and a screw fastener at a second end of the door bin frame, wherein the frame tab and the screw fastener securely fasten the door bin frame to the sliding mechanism. ### Claim 15 (depends on 10) The refrigerator of claim 10 wherein the second door that shares an axis with the first door. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The refrigerator of claim 15, wherein the second door is openable without opening the first door. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The refrigerator of claim 16, wherein the storage bin is slidable toward a user without opening the first door. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The refrigerator of claim 17, wherein the storage bin is slidable away from the second door when the first door is open. ### Claim 19 (depends on 10) The refrigerator of claim 10, wherein the refrigerator is a French-door bottom mount refrigerator. ### Claim 20 A refrigerator door assembly comprising: a door having a volume defined by a top wall, a bottom wall and two side walls; a sliding mechanism fixedly attached to the door; a frame removably attached to the sliding mechanism, the frame comprising a bottom perimeter, an upstanding exterior portion offset within and extending above the bottom perimeter, and a ledge connecting the bottom perimeter and the upstanding exterior portion; a storage bin removably attached to the frame, the storage bin having an upstanding wall with a substantially rectangular shape and extending upwardly from and flush with the bottom perimeter wherein the frame and storage bin fit within volume.