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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2024
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Yogeshkumar G. Bhavsar, Pune, IN;
Anup R. Khandekar, Pune, IN;
Mrunal S Shaldar, Pune, IN;
Lalit Madhukar Suryawanshi, Pune, IN;
Nilesh S. Zanwar, Pune, IN;
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A refrigerator appliance includes a cabinet and a storage bin. The cabinet defines and internal refrigerated cavity. The storage bin is slidably secured to the cabinet within the internal cavity. The storage bin includes a plurality of walls, a protrusion, and trim. The plurality of walls defines a storage space. The protrusion extends upward from an upper edge of a front wall of the plurality of walls. The protrusion has at least one ramped surface and tapers along the at least one ramped surface in a direction extending upward and away from the upper edge of the front wall. The trim has a top panel and opposing snaps extending downward from the top panel. The snaps are operable for lateral displacement upon engagement with the at least one ramped surface. The snaps engage a lower region of the protrusion to secure the trim to the protrusion.
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