Tilt-out door buckets for refrigerators or freezers

A door bucket assembly for a refrigerator or freezer door having a top, bottom and apposite sides, comprising:

• a retainer mounted in the door;
• a bucket mounted in the retainer and having an open upper end, the bucket being adapted to move between an upright position wherein the upper end is upwardly disposed toward the top of the door and a tilt-out position wherein the upper end is angled outwardly from the door, the open upper end permitting access to stored items when the bucket is in both the upright and tilt-out positions;
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• the retainer and the bucket having portions which frictionally overlap when the bucket is in the upright position to prevent the bucket from unintentionally moving to the tilt-out position, wherein the frictionally overlapping portions include a clip on the retainer and a tab on the bucket for receipt in the clip when the bucket is in the upright position to preclude the bucket from moving to the tilt-out position during opening and closing of the door.

A door bucket assembly for a refrigerator or freezer door having a top, bottom and opposite sides, comprising:

• a retainer mounted in the door wherein the retainer has opposite ends and a stop member at each end adapted to engage a surface on a bucket to prevent the bucket from moving past a tilt-out position;
• the bucket mounted in the retainer and having an open upper end, the bucket being adapted to move between an upright position wherein the upper end is upwardly disposed toward the top of the door and the tilt-out position wherein the upper end is angled outwardly from the door, the open upper end permitting access to stored items when the bucket is in both the upright and tilt-out positions;
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• the retainer and the bucket having positions which frictionally overlap when the bucket is in the upright position to prevent the bucket from unintentionally moving to the tilt-out position.

A door bucket assembly for a refrigerator or freezer door having a top, bottom and opposite sides, comprising:

• a retainer mounted in the door wherein the retainer has a lower front edge with a raised channel;
• a bucket mounted in the retainer and having an open upper end, the bucket has a recess in the lower front edge to receive the raised channel wherein the bucket is mounted pivotably movable about a lower front edge of the retainer such that the recess receives the channel for pivotal movement about the channel, the bucket being adapted to move between an upright position wherein the upper end is upwardly disposed toward the top of the door and a tilt-out position wherein the upper end is angled outwardly from the door, the open upper end permitting access to stored items when the bucket is in both the upright and tilt-out positions;
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• the retainer and the bucket having positions which frictionally overlap when the bucket is in the upright position to prevent the bucket from unintentionally moving to the tilt-out position.

A refrigerator, comprising:

• a food storage compartment;
• a door moveable between open and closed positions relative to the food compartment, and having a top, a bottom and opposite sides;
• a retainer in the door and having a bottom wall;
• a bucket pivotally mounted in the retainer for movement between an upright position and a tilt out position, the bucket being open at the top such that items stored in the bucket are accessible when the bucket is in both the upright and tilt-out positions, and the open upper end being disposed toward the top of the door when the bucket is in the upright position;
• the retainer and the bucket having portions which frictionally overlap when the bucket is in the upright position to prevent the bucket from unintentionally moving to the tilt-out position, wherein the frictionally overlapping portions are a clip and a tab which engage one another when the bucket is in the upright position and disengage one another when the bucket is manually moved to the tilt-out position.

A refrigerator, comprising:

• a food storage compartment;
• a door moveable between open and closed positions relative to the food compartment, and having a top, a bottom and opposite sides;
• a retainer in the door and having a bottom wall;
• a bucket pivotally mounted in the retainer for movement between an upright position and a tilt out position, the bucket being open at the top such that items stored in the bucket are accessible when the bucket is in both the upright and tilt-out positions, and the open upper end being disposed toward the top of the door when the bucket is in the upright position;
• the retainer and the bucket having portions which frictionally overlap when the bucket is in the upright position to prevent the bucket from unintentionally moving to the tilt-out position, wherein the frictionally overlapping portions include a clip on the retainer and a tab on the bucket for receipt in the clip when the bucket is in the upright position to preclude the bucket from moving to the tilt-out position during opening and closing of the door.

A refrigerator, comprising:

• a food storage compartment;
• a door moveable between open and closed positions relative to the food compartment, and having a top, a bottom and opposite sides;
• a retainer in the door and having a bottom wall wherein the retainer has opposite ends and a stop member at each end adapted to engage a surface on a bucket to prevent the bucket from moving past a tilt-out position;
• the bucket pivotally mounted in the retainer for movement between an upright position and the tilt out position, the bucket being open at the top such that items stored in the bucket are accessible when the bucket is in both the upright and tilt-out positions, and the open upper end being disposed toward the top of the door when to bucket is in the upright position;
• the retainer and the bucket having portions which frictionally overlap when the bucket is in the upright position to prevent the bucket from unintentionally moving to the tilt-out position.