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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 1990
Filed:
Nov. 07, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Marc R Bussan, Evansville, IN (US);
Charles G Fellwock, Scott Township, Vanderburgh County, IN (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
211153 ; 108 27 ;
Abstract
A refrigerator shelf includes a glass plate for supporting articles thereon and a plastic picture frame extending about the periphery of the plate such that the frame abuts the upper surface of the plate and projects thereabove to substantially prevent spills from running off of the shelf. The frame includes an upper frame and a lower frame which cooperate together to sandwich the periphery of the plate therebetween. A silicone seal may be further provided between the upper frame and the glass plate to positively prevent spills from seeping between the upper frame and the glass plate.