Whirlpool Corporation

Piotr Rutkowski

Maurizio Valle

Giuseppina Arresta

Jakub Brzezina

Cem Yilmaz

Nataša Rikalo

A bottle support configured to interact with a shelf includes a brace, hooks, and resilient clips. The brace defines a notch configured to engage bottles disposed on the shelf. The hooks extend from the brace and are configured to engage an upper region of the shelf such that bottle holder slidably engages the shelf. The resilient clips extend downward from the hooks and are configured to snap onto a lower region of the shelf to connect the brace to the shelf. The engagement between the hooks and the shelf is configured to facilitate lateral movement of the brace. The engagement between the hooks and the shelf is configured to restrict forward and rearward movement of the brace. Engagement between the clips and the shelf is configured to restrict vertical movement of the brace.

Refrigerator appliance and corresponding shelving system

A refrigerator shelving system includes a plate, an elongated support member, and a support brace. The plate has a front edge, a rear edge, and side edges extending between the front and rear edges. The elongated support member has a base secured to the rear edge of the plate. The elongated support member has a rail protruding upward from the base. The rail extends between the side edges of the plate. The support brace is disposed on a top of the plate. The support brace slidably engages the rail such that the support brace is slidable between the side edges. The support brace defines a notch configured to engage a bottle disposed on the top of the plate to restrict movement of the bottle.

A refrigerator includes a crisper drawer, a frame, and a cover plate. The frame is configured to receive the crisper drawer. The frame defines at least one orifice that is configured to vent air from the crisper drawer to an exterior of the crisper drawer to control a humidity within the crisper drawer. The cover plate is secured to the frame and is at least partially disposed over the at least one orifice. The cover plate is configured to pivot relative to the frame between a first position and a second position. The cover plate restricts air flow out of the crisper drawer in the first position. The cover plate facilitates air flow out of the crisper drawer in the second position.

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Wrocław, Poland

Piotr Rutkowski