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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 1990
Filed:
Nov. 07, 1988
Marc R Bussan, Evansville, IN (US);
Charles G Fellwock, Scott Township, Vanderburgh County, IN (US);
Charles C Burger, Lincoln Township, Berrien County, MI (US);
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A mounting system for an article supporting member in a refrigerator includes first and second support members each of which is removably secured to a respective pair of studs mounted on opposite sidewalls of the liner of a refrigerator compartment so that the height of the support members masy be adjusted. Each of the first and second support members includes a track for receiving opposite sides of a refrigerator shelf or storage bin for slidable movement therein. The track of the first support member permits lateral movement of the refrigerator shelf; whereas the track of the second support member substantially prevents lateral movement of the refrigerator shelf to accommodate dimensional variations in the liner of the refrigerator compartment. Each of the studs is a dovetail stud having a rounded upper and lower edge so as to permit a support member to be pivoted about one stud when mounting the support member to the refrigerator compartment liner. Each support member may have a single track or double tracks wherein the double tracks receive both a refrigerator shelf and a storage bin. Further, a wine rack may be mounted on a pair of studs in the same manner as a support member.