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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 18, 2007
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2005
Christopher S. Garrett, North English, IA (US);
Dennis E. Winders, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Christopher S. Garrett, North English, IA (US);
Dennis E. Winders, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A refrigerator includes a dairy compartment for supporting items on an inner liner of a fresh food door. The compartment includes a first end section, a second end section and an intermediate section. The intermediate section includes an item support platform and a rear wall. An aperture is formed in one of the central web and the rear wall adjacent the second end. An anchor is mounted to another of the central web and the rear wall adjacent the second end section. The anchor extends through the aperture to hang the compartment on the inner liner of the door with the item support portion in a substantially non-horizontal orientation. The compartment is then rotated such that the item support portion placed in a substantially horizontal orientation whereupon the first end is supported by a lug member formed on the inner liner.