Two part refrigerator shelf

In a refrigerator having a refrigerated food cabinet having an open front, a rear wall and opposed first and second side walls, a two part shelf assembly comprising:

• at least four shelf support members mounted to the rear wall and the opposing first and second side walls of the cabinet for supporting the two part shelf assembly solely from the rear wall and the opposing first and second side walls of the cabinet,
• a main shelf portion having a first frame supporting a first load supporting floor, the first load supporting floor extending from the rear wall towards the open front and extending from the first side wall partially across the width of the cabinet, the first frame having a forward portion mounted by at least one of the shelf support members to the first side wall, and the first frame having a rear frame member supported by at least two shelf support members to the cabinet to extend across the width of the cabinet adjacent the rear wall;
• an auxiliary shelf portion inserted into the cabinet and mounted relative to the main shelf portion and the second side wall of the cabinet, the auxiliary shelf portion having a second frame supporting a second load supporting floor, the second load supporting floor extending from the rear wall towards the open front and extending from the second side wall partially across the width of the cabinet to lie adjacent and spaced from the first load supporting floor, the second frame having a forward portion mounted by at least one of the shelf support members to the second side wall, and the second frame supported by the rear frame member of the first frame adjacent the rear wall;
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• at least one load sharing interconnecting member extending from one of the main shelf portion and auxiliary shelf portion for securement with the other of the main shelf portion and auxiliary shelf portion to share loading between the main shelf portion and auxiliary shelf portion.

In a refrigerator having a refrigerated food cabinet having an open front, a rear wall and opposed first and second side walls, a two part shelf assembly comprising:

• at least four shelf support members mounted to the rear wall and the opposing first and second side walls of the cabinet for supporting the two part shelf assembly solely from the rear wall and the opposing first and second side walls of the cabinet,
• a main shelf portion having a first frame supporting a first load supporting floor, the first load supporting floor extending from the rear wall partially towards the open front and extending between the first and second side walls, the first frame having a forward portion mounted by at least one of the shelf support members to the first side wall, and the first frame having a rear frame member supported by at least two shelf support members to the cabinet to extend across the depth of the cabinet adjacent one of the first and second side walls;
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• an auxiliary shelf portion inserted into the cabinet and mounted relative to the main shelf portion and the second side wall of the cabinet, the auxiliary shelf portion having a second frame supporting a second load supporting floor, the second load supporting floor extending from the first load supporting floor towards the open front and extending between the first and second side walls across the width of the cabinet to lie adjacent and spaced from the first load supporting floor, the second frame having a forward portion mounted by at least one of the shelf support members to the second side wall, and the second frame supported by the side frame member of the first frame adjacent the one side wall.