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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2018
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Timothy J. Buszka, Douglas, MI (US);
Kamil El Sayed, Wroclaw, PL;
Sheila P. Stafford, Stevensville, MI (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47B 73/00 (2006.01); F25D 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47B 73/004 (2013.01); A47B 73/008 (2013.01); F25D 31/007 (2013.01); F25D 2331/803 (2013.01); F25D 2331/809 (2013.01); F25D 2500/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A beverage holder includes a platform with a slot disposed therethrough. First and second L-shaped rails extend downwardly from an underside of the platform on either side of the slot. The first and second rails are configured to retain cans, at upper portions of the cans, in a sliding manner therebetween. The slot is centrally positioned between the first and second L-shaped rails and configured to suspend bottle top portions therefrom.