Storage bin mounting system for a refrigerator and method of assembly

In a refrigeration apparatus having a cabinet with a cabinet member having a rear wall and pair of side members extending outwardly from opposite sides of said rear wall, a storage member mounting system comprising:

• a first pair of vertically aligned, forwardly positioned pins, each of said forwardly positioned pins extending inwardly from opposite side members of said cabinet member at a first distance from the rear wall of said cabinet member;
• a second pair of vertically aligned, rearwardly positioned pins, each of said rearwardly positioned pins extending inwardly from opposite side members of said cabinet member at a second distance from the rear wall of said cabinet member, said second distance being less than said first distance;
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• a first storage member having opposed side walls with a hook disposed on the outer surface of each of said side walls, each of said hooks having a first ramp edge for engaging a forwardly positioned pin and having a second ramp edge for engaging a rearwardly positioned pin to secure said first storage member to said cabinet member by the engagement of said hooks with either said forwardly positioned pins or said rearwardly positioned pins with said first storage member abutting said cabinet member.

In a refrigeration apparatus having a door with a rear wall and a pair of door dikes extending outwardly from opposite sides of said rear wall, a storage bin mounting system comprising:

• a first pair of vertically aligned, forwardly positioned pins, each of said forwardly positioned pins extending inwardly from opposite door dikes at a first distance from the rear wall of said door;
• a second pair of vertically aligned, rearwardly positioned pins, each of said rearwardly positioned pins extending inwardly from opposite door dikes at a second distance from the rear wall of said door, said second distance being less than said first distance;
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• a first storage pin having opposed side walls with a hook disposed on the outer surface of each of said side walls, each of said hooks having a first ramp edge for engaging a forwardly positioned pin and having a second ramp edge for engaging a rearwardly positioned pin to secure said first storage bin to said door by the engagement of said hooks with either said forwardly positioned pins or said rearwardly positioned pins with the first storage bin abutting said door.

A refrigeration apparatus comprising

• a refrigeration compartment,
• refrigeration storage means disposed in said compartment,
• refrigerator door means for providing access to and for closing said compartment,
• a plurality of storage bins of at least a first and a second size and
• mounting means for selectively mounting said storage bins at various locations to said door means and for limiting the mounting of one or more of said first size bins to particular locations along said door vertically spaced from said storage means to prevent physical interference with said storage means in said compartment when said door means is closed, while enabling said second size bins to be mounted to said door horizontally spaced in relation with said storage means, wherein said door means includes a rear wall and said mounting means includes first and second sets of vertically aligned, spaced apart pairs of pins disposed on said door for operatively engaging one of said storage bins, said first set of pins being spaced from said rear wall by a first spacing greater than a second spacing from said rear wall of said second set of pins.