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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2023
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Vinicius Bianchezzi, Joinville, BR;
Arthur Sady Abreu Marcon, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Ualisson Ferreira Da Silva, Joinville, BR;
Gustavo Spezzia, Joinville, BR;
Matheus Zappelini, Joinville, BR;
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A refrigerator appliance includes a liner defining a compartment and having a back wall. An elongate shelf-support ladder has a web with a first attachment feature. The ladder is attached to the back wall with the web spaced from the interior side. A shelf-support arm has a second attachment feature attached to the first attachment feature of the web such that the arm cantilevers from a front face of the web. A portion of the second attachment feature extends through the web and is received in a space defined between the web and the interior side. A shelf is supported by the arm.