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US 9,945,601 B1Granted
Refrigerator shelf and method for producing the shelf
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsAtish J. Bhavsar, Shrinivas V. Pawar
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Abstract
A refrigerator includes a refrigerated compartment and a door that selectively seals the refrigerated compartment. A shelf is mounted in the refrigerated compartment. The shelf includes a plate and a frame encapsulating the plate. A front trim is coupled to a front portion of the frame. The front trim includes a front face that is flush with the frame.
Claims20
A refrigerator comprising:
- a refrigerated compartment;
- a door configured to selectively seal the refrigerated compartment;
- a shelf mounted in the refrigerated compartment, wherein the shelf includes:
- a plate;
- a frame encapsulating the plate;
- and
- a front trim is separate from and coupled to a front portion of the frame,
- wherein the front trim includes a front face that is flush with the frame.
5 more elements
A shelf comprising:
- a plate;
- a frame encapsulating the plate;
- and
- a front trim coupled to a front portion of the frame, wherein the front trim includes a front face that is flush with the frame, and the front trim is separate from the frame.
1 more element
A method for producing a shelf, the method comprising:
- encapsulating a plate in a frame during injection molding of the frame;
- and
- coupling a front trim to a front portion of the frame by inserting a protrusion of one of the frame and front trim in a first U-shaped channel of the other of the frame and front trim, wherein the front trim includes a front face that is flush with the frame, and the front trim is separate from the frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.