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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2002
Dennis E. Winders, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Eric S. Svenby, Sigourney, IA (US);
Jonathan J. Tiemeier, Coralville, IA (US);
David J. Olberding, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Michael J. Eveland, Cedar Parks, IA (US);
Todd E. Kniffen, Williamsburg, VA (US);
Ravi Kumar Sawhney, Calabasas, CA (US);
Timothy Mark Nugent, Venice, CA (US);
John Frank Zinni, Capistrano Beach, CA (US);
Maytag Corporation, Newton, IA (US);
Abstract
A chiller compartment is provided that secures to the inside of a refrigerator door. The chiller compartment includes a pair of French doors that are connected by a linkage that causes the doors to simultaneously open or close. The doors retract within the chiller compartment when opened, thereby protecting the doors should the refrigerator door be closed while the chiller compartment doors are left open. The chiller compartment also includes a tray of sufficient height to secure tall beverages or food items and prevent such items from toppling out of the chiller compartment while the refrigerator door is opened or closed.