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US 6,742,855 B2Granted
Freezer tip out bin
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsCarl Tobert Whitaker, Rakesh Mathur
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Abstract
A freezer tip out bin includes a stationary portion, a rotating portion pivotally coupled to the stationary portion, and a biased actuator coupled to the rotating portion.
Claims18
A freezer tip out bin comprising:
- a stationary portion;
- a rotating portion pivotally coupled to said stationary portion;
- and
- a biased actuator coupled to said stationary portion, said rotating portion comprising an opening sized to receive at least a portion of said biased actuator.
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A freezer tip out bin comprising:
- a stationary portion:
- a rotating portion pivotally coupled to said stationary portion;
- and
- a biased actuator coupled to said stationary portion, and wherein said stationary portion comprises at least one sidewall comprising a cavity unitary with a side wall support member extending outwardly from an inner wall of said sidewall and outwardly from an upper surface of said sidewall, said biased actuator coupled to said sidewall within said cavity.
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A freezer tip out bin comprising:
- a stationary portion:
- a rotating portion pivotally coupled to said stationary portion;
- and
- a biased actuator coupled to said stationary portion, and wherein said biased actuator comprises a top portion comprising a substantially rectangular base part and a substantially oval portion.
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A freezer tip out bin comprising:
- a stationary portion;
- a rotating portion pivotally coupled to said stationary portion;
- and
- a biased actuator coupled to said stationary portion, and wherein said rotating portion comprises an opening sized to receive at least a portion of said biased actuator, said opening is positioned in a raised portion of said rotating portion.
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A freezer tip out bin comprising:
- a stationary portion;
- a rotating portion pivotally coupled to said stationary portion;
- and
- a biased actuator coupled to said stationary portion, and wherein said rotating portion comprises an opening sized to receive at least a portion of said biased actuator, said opening is positioned in a raised portion of said rotating portion, said raised portion has a substantially elongated oval shape and a substantially arcuate cross-section.
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A freezer tip out bin comprising:
- a rotating portion comprising an opening positioned in a raised portion of said rotating portion, said raised portion having a substantially elongated oval shape and a substantially arcuate cross-section;
- a stationary portion pivotally coupled to said rotating portion, said stationary portion comprises at least one sidewall comprising a cavity unitary with a side wall support member extending outwardly from an inner wall of said sidewall and outwardly from an upper surface of said sidewall;
- and
- a biased actuator coupled to said sidewall within said cavity, said opening sized to receive at least a portion of said biased actuator.
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A refrigerator comprising:
- a fresh food portion;
- a freezer portion proximate said fresh food portion;
- a door pivotally mounted to said freezer portion;
- and
- a tip out bin mounted to said door, said tip out bin comprising:
- a stationary portion;
- a rotating portion pivotally coupled to said stationary portion;
- and
- a biased actuator coupled to said stationary portion, said rotating portion comprising an opening sized to receive at least a portion of said biased actuator.
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A refrigerator comprising:
- a fresh food portion:
- a freezer portion proximate said fresh food portion;
- a door pivotally mounted to said freezer portion;
- and
- a tip out bin mounted to said door, said tip out bin comprising:
- a stationary portion;
- a rotating portion pivotally coupled to said stationary portion;
- and
- a biased actuator coupled to said stationary portion, and wherein said biased actuator comprises a top portion comprising a substantially rectangular base part and a substantially oval depressible portion.
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A refrigerator comprising:
- a fresh food portion;
- a freezer portion proximate said fresh food portion;
- a door pivotally mounted to said freezer portion;
- and
- a tip out bin mounted to said door, said tip out bin comprising:
- a stationary portion;
- a rotating portion pivotally coupled to said stationary portion;
- and
- a biased actuator coupled to said stationary portion, and wherein said rotating portion comprises an opening sized to receive at least a portion of said biased actuator, said opening is positioned in a raised portion of said rotating portion, said raised portion has a substantially elongated oval shape and a substantially arcuate cross-section.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.