Multi accessory rack

A refrigerator appliance comprising:

• an interior liner including opposing side walls and a rear wall collectively defining a fresh food compartment;
• a refrigerator shelf extending transversely between the opposing side walls of the liner, wherein the refrigerator shelf comprises:
• a planar panel for storing items thereon, the panel including a front trim member and a rear trim member;
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• an accessory rack removably attached to the front trim member and to the rear trim member and adapted to suspend a plurality of interchangeable accessory items from the refrigerator shelf;
• the accessory rack comprising:
• a first support arm and a second support arm spaced apart and connected by a front cross member and a rear cross member, wherein the first support arm and the second support arm each comprises a substantially C-shaped clip extending forwardly and wherein the rear cross member comprises an elongated lip extending rearwardly, wherein the C-shaped clips are configured to slidably engage a front portion of said shelf and wherein the elongated lip is configured to slidably engage a rear portion of said shelf such that the accessory rack as a whole may freely slide transversely about said shelf and between the opposing side walls of the liner in a state wherein the accessory rack is coupled therewith;
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• a first rail and a second rail extending inwardly, wherein the first rail is formed on the first support arm, and wherein the second rail is formed on the second support arm, wherein the first rail and the second rail each comprises a flat upper surface extending along a substantial length thereof,
• wherein the first rail and the second rail are configured to support each of said plurality of interchangeable accessory items,
• wherein each of said plurality of interchangeable accessory items comprises:
• an accessory selected from the group consisting of a bottle rack, a container, a tray, and a hanging shelf, and
• a pair of retention features spaced apart by a first predetermined width,
• wherein the first rail and the second rail are spaced apart based on a second predetermined width that is fixed and less than the first predetermined with such that said pair of retention features may slidably engage and rest against the respective upper surfaces of the first and second rails to thereby suspend each of said plurality of interchangeable accessory items therefrom.

A refrigerator shelf, comprising:

• a front trim member and a rear trim member;
• a first support arm and a second support arm spaced apart and connected by the front trim member and the rear trim member;
• a first rail and a second rail, wherein the first rail is coupled to the first support arm, and wherein the second rail is coupled to the second support arm;
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• a planar panel for storing items thereon,
• wherein the first rail and the second rail are configured to support a plurality of different accessory items each comprising a pair of retention features spaced apart by a predetermined width, and
• wherein the first rail and the second rail are spaced apart based on said predetermined width such that each of said plurality of different accessory items can be interchangeably suspended from first rail and the second rail via said pair of retention features.