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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2018
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Szymon Matusiak, Wroclaw, PL;
Krzysztof Krawczyk, Kielczow, PL;
Giuseppina Arresta, Ternate, IT;
Maurizio Valle, Varese, IT;
Christine Nortey, Milan, IT;
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A storage bin assembly for a refrigerator is provided. The storage bin assembly includes a base portion having opposed outer end sidewalls upwardly extending from the base portion. A flap is pivotally coupled to the opposed outer end sidewalls where the flap is configured to rotate between a closed position and an open position where the flap is positioned beneath the base portion. A top cover is coupled to a receiving slot portion of the opposing outer end sidewalls where a first magnetic member is positioned in a holding member proximate the top cover. A second magnetic member positioned in a receiving member of the flap that selectively engages the first magnetic member to define a magnetic connection.