Anti-tip and retention assembly for appliance support plate
AssigneeSSW Holding Company, Inc.
InventorsMatthew McMillin, Jason Robert Yochum
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Abstract
A shelving assembly includes a support plate, left and right side supports, and rear and front anti-tip and retention features. The side supports each include a front end located adjacent to a front edge of the support plate, and a rear end located adjacent to a rear edge of the support plate. A portion of the rear and front anti-tip and retention features is disposed above the support plate for preventing tipping and for retaining the support plate on the side supports. The front and rear anti-tip and retention features are spaced apart such that a majority of the top surface of the support plate along opposite left and right side edges is freely exposed and unencumbered by the front and rear anti-tip and retention features.
Claims35
An anti-tip and retention assembly for a support plate of an appliance, the support plate including opposite top and bottom surfaces, opposite left and right side edges, and opposite front and rear edges extending between the left and right side edges, the anti-tip and retention assembly comprising:
- left and right side supports adapted to be arranged adjacent to the bottom surface of the support plate at the left and right side edges, respectively, for supporting the support plate in the appliance, each of the left and right side supports including a front end adapted to be located adjacent to the front edge of the support plate, and a rear end adapted to be located adjacent to the rear edge of the support plate;
- a rear anti-tip and retention feature connected to the rear end of at least one of the left and right side supports, at least a portion of the rear anti-tip and retention feature adapted to be disposed above the top surface of the support plate adjacent to the rear edge for preventing tipping support plate and for retaining the support plate on the left and right side supports;
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- a front anti-tip and retention feature connected to the front end of at least one of the left and right side supports, at least a portion of the front anti-tip and retention feature adapted to be disposed above and adjacent to the top surface of the support plate adjacent to the front edge for preventing tipping of the support plate and for retaining the support plate on the left and right side supports,
- wherein, when the front anti-tip and retention feature is connected to the front ends of the side supports, the front anti-tip and retention feature and the rear anti-tip and retention feature are spaced apart by a majority of a distance between the front and rear ends of the left and right side supports such that when the support plate is installed, a majority of the top surface of the support plate along the left and right side edges is freely exposed and unencumbered by the front anti-tip and retention feature and rear anti-tip and retention feature.
An anti-tip and retention assembly for a support plate of an appliance, the support plate including opposite top and bottom surfaces, opposite left and right side edges, and opposite front and rear edges extending between the left and right side edges, the anti-tip and retention assembly comprising:
- left and right side supports adapted to be arranged adjacent to the bottom surface of the support plate at the left and right side edges, respectively, for supporting the support plate in the appliance, each of the left and right side supports including a front end adapted to be located adjacent to the front edge of the support plate, and a rear end adapted to be located adjacent to the rear edge of the support plate;
- a rear anti-tip and retention feature connected to the rear end of at least one of the left and right side supports, at least a portion of the rear anti-tip and retention feature disposed above the top surface of the support plate adjacent to the rear edge for preventing tipping of the support plate and for retaining the support plate on the left and right side supports;
- wherein the rear anti-tip and retention feature is configured such that a majority of the top surface of the support plate along the left and right side edges is freely exposed and unencumbered.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.