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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2022
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Jordano Gallucci, Joinville, BR;
Amol Shailendra Gode, Pune, IN;
Isadora Camargo Góss, Joinville, BR;
Dheeraj Nandkishor Malewadkar, Pune, IN;
Vishal Jaywantrao Patil, Pune, IN;
Gustavo Spezzia, Joinville, BR;
Jeevan Madhukar Yadav, Pune, IN;
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A refrigerator includes a cabinet and a shelf. The cabinet has a rear wall and opposing side walls extending forward from the rear wall. The rear wall and opposing side walls define an internal cavity. The shelf is disposed within the internal cavity, has a base portion defining a plurality of aligned grooves, and has an extendable portion having a plurality of aligned protrusions. Each protrusion is disposed and slidable within one of the aligned grooves. The extendable portion is configured to transition between first and second positions relative to the base portion via sliding the plurality of aligned protrusions within the plurality of aligned grooves.