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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2023
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Mahesh Edake, Pune, IN;
Ravindra Mali, Pune, IN;
Kailash Shravan More, Pune, IN;
Shekhar Shetty, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Kiran R Waghmare, Hingoli, IN;
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A refrigerator shelf includes a plate, a frame, and a support arm. The plate is configured to support items disposed within a refrigerator. The frame supports the plate and has a brace extending downward from a bottom surface of the frame. The brace has an edge. The support arm has a flange extending laterally along an upper region of the support arm. The support arm has a tab extending upward from an end of the flange. The frame is coupled to the support arm via the brace engaging an upper surface of the flange and via the tab engaging the edge of the brace. The support arm is configured to engage the refrigerator to position the shelf within the refrigerator.