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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2005
Clint J. Collins, Bondurant, IA (US);
Lawrence J. Ertz, Amana, IA (US);
Jonathan J. Tiemeier, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Clint J. Collins, Bondurant, IA (US);
Lawrence J. Ertz, Amana, IA (US);
Jonathan J. Tiemeier, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A retainer including a front wall, a back wall, and opposing side walls defining a ring having a central opening is removably attached to a liner of a refrigerator door at a position spaced above a shelving unit. With this arrangement, a tall food item supported on the shelving unit and having an upper portion which projects through the central opening is prevented from falling when the refrigerator door is opened. A divider may be slidably attached to the retainer or shelving unit for laterally retaining the tall food items on the shelving unit in a snug configuration.