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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2005
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2002
Sheldon W. Mandel, East Galesburg, IL (US);
Sheldon W. Mandel, East Galesburg, IL (US);
Maytag Corporation, Newton, IA (US);
Abstract
A refrigerator storage arrangement includes a plurality of vertically spaced shelves and a contents viewing system used in connection with enhancing the viewing of food items stored on a rear portion of a lower shelf of the storage arrangement. In accordance with the most preferred form of the invention, the contents viewing system is constituted by a mirror member mounted underneath an upper refrigerator shelf for the purpose of viewing objects located on the lower shelf. The mirror member can take various configurations and may be adjusted through a specified angle range to further enhance the overall viewing arrangement.