Maytag Corporation

Trimark Corporation

Eric S Svenby

Todd E Kniffen

Timothy Mark Nugent

Michael J Eveland

John Frank Zinni

Ravi Kumar Sawhney

Dennis E Winders

David J Olberding

Julie M Houdek

Daniel Alan Bennett

Craig J Helton

Jonathan J Tiemeier

David A Craft

Tamara Kappler

Robert Pohl

Forrest F Wing

Ravi K Sawhney

Ricci L Marzolf

John J Pink

Raymond J Chekal

Gary Joseph Levendusky

An extending vertical wall secures to the rear edge of a shelf assembly inside a refrigerator compartment. The vertical wall comprises a vertical panel with two downwardly protruding legs. The legs removably reside within sockets included in the rear edge of the refrigerator shelf assembly. When the vertical wall is attached to the refrigerator shelf assembly, the vertical wall prevents items placed on the shelf from toppling off the back edge of the shelf assembly. At the user's discretion, the vertical wall may be quickly and easily removed from the shelf assembly. In an alternative embodiment, the wall is a formed retainer having an inserted U-shape such that the legs are received in the shelf sockets.

Upright rear wall extension for refrigerator shelves

A chiller compartment is provided that secures to the inside of a refrigerator door. The chiller compartment includes a pair of french doors that are connected by a linkage that causes the doors to simultaneously open or close. The french doors of the chiller compartment open and close automatically when the refrigerator door is open and shut. The chiller compartment also includes a tray of sufficient height to secure tall beverages or food items and prevent such items from toppling out of the chiller compartment while the refrigerator door is opened or closed.

French door chiller compartment for refrigerators

A kid's zone compartment assembly for a refrigerator includes a compartment frame, a top tray, a cover for the top tray, a lower tray, and two tall package retainers. The top tray cover is pivotally hinged to the top tray. The cover is molded and configured in the likeness of a character, particularly an animal caricature. The various compartment components are carried by the compartment frame which, in turn, is supported by a fresh food compartment door liner of the refrigerator. The overall assembly defines a special place for the storage of food items dedicated for access by a child.

Kid's zone compartment assembly for a refrigerator

A chiller compartment is provided that secures to the inside of a refrigerator door. The chiller compartment includes a pair of French doors that are connected by a linkage that causes the doors to simultaneously open or close. The doors retract within the chiller compartment when opened, thereby protecting the doors should the refrigerator door be closed while the chiller compartment doors are left open. The chiller compartment also includes a tray of sufficient height to secure tall beverages or food items and prevent such items from toppling out of the chiller compartment while the refrigerator door is opened or closed.

The combination of a frame, a closure element, and a closure element holding assembly. The closure element is mounted to the frame for movement between first and second positions. The closure element holding assembly has a linkage with first and second connecting ends and at least first and second link elements. The first connecting end is connected to the closure element. The second connecting end is connected to the frame. The first and second link elements are joined to each other for pivoting movement about a first axis and in such a manner that the first and second link elements can be connected to and disconnected from each other by relatively repositioning at least a part of the first link element and second link element through relative movement of the at least part of the first link element and second link element in a direction generally parallel to the first axis. In one form, one of the link elements has a post and the other link element has a socket to receive the post. The post has a projection and the socket has an extension for receiving the projection. The projection and extension are selectively aligned to facilitate joining and separation of the first and second link elements and misaligned to prevent separation of the joined first and second link elements.

Holding assembly for movable closure element with releasably connected first and second linked elements

Compartment assembly for a refrigerator

Handle for a closure element

Graspable portion of window hold open mechanism

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Sigourney, IA, United States of America

Eric S Svenby