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US 5,626,407 AGranted
Storage system for refrigerators
AssigneeEmplast, Inc.
InventorMichael Westcott
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Abstract
An improved storage system for use in refrigerators is disclosed. The system includes a rack which can be supported from a wire or glass shelf in the refrigerator against the refrigerator's wall. The rack includes means for supporting a plurality of containers which could include trays, bottle holders or the like.
Claims4
An improved storage system in which a plurality of trays, each including a receptacle, are configured to be mounted in selected positions adjacent one another on a rack, the improvement comprising:
- (a) said rack including (i) a vertically oriented surface, (ii) a plurality of retaining hooks projecting from said vertically oriented surface, each retaining hook having an inner surface, (iii) a plurality of support members projecting from said vertically oriented surface, each support member associated with at least one of said retaining hooks, and (iv) at least one mounting member projecting above said vertically oriented surface and terminating in an inwardly extending top flange, and (v) a biasing member cooperating with said mounting member to hold the rack in a desired position;
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- (b) each of said plurality of trays including an attachment member having a first wall projecting outwardly from the receptacle and a second wall projecting upwardly from said first wall so that when said tray is mounted to said rack, said first wall rests on at least one of said support members of said rack and said second wall engages the inner surface of at least one of said retaining hooks of said rack.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.