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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2023
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Anant Karanjikar, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Umakant Suresh Katu, Glen Allen, VA (US);
Kailash Shravan More, Pune, IN;
Sunil Patil, Belagavi, IN;
Vinay M. Patil, Pune, IN;
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A refrigerator shelving system includes a first shelf, a second shelf, and a slide member. The first shelf has ramped surfaces defining a guideway and a nest disposed within the guideway. The second shelf is suspended from the first shelf. The slide member is secured to the second shelf. The slide member is configured to slide linearly relative to the second shelf. The slide member has a protrusion extending outward therefrom. In response to upward forces acting on the second shelf, the protrusion engages the ramped surfaces and the nest to transition between operational and stowed positions.