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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2009
Filed:
May. 11, 2006
Chang Woo Lee, Changwon, KR;
Yong Chol Kwon, Changwon, KR;
Chang Woo Lee, Changwon, KR;
Yong Chol Kwon, Changwon, KR;
LG Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A shelf for a refrigerator and a refrigerator having the same are provided. The shelf includes a support plate having an upper surface, a frame formed to correspond to a shape of a periphery of the support plate and having, at an inner side thereof, a coupling portion to which the support plate is coupled to the coupling portion by a bonding member, and a fixing device that fixes the support plate to the coupling portion. The fixing device may include a fixing member having a supporting protrusion that penetrates though a sidewall of the frame to support the support plate from below. Alternatively, the fixing device may include an elastically deformable resilient hook and a fixing protrusion formed to face the resilient hook, all of which are provided on the frame. With the shelf for a refrigerator constructed as above, there are advantages in that the shelf has a secure coupling structure, the process of coupling the components of the shelf is simplified, the shelf has improved durability, and production costs are reduced.