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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2012
Alan D. Picken, Manitou Beach, MI (US);
William Beckman, Holland, MI (US);
David E. Nestell, Spring Lake, MI (US);
R. Scott Repp, Holland, MI (US);
Kevin J. Schroeder, Holland, MI (US);
Alan D. Picken, Manitou Beach, MI (US);
William Beckman, Holland, MI (US);
David E. Nestell, Spring Lake, MI (US);
R. Scott Repp, Holland, MI (US);
Kevin J. Schroeder, Holland, MI (US);
Donnelly Corporation, Holland, MI (US);
Clarion Technologies, Inc., Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
A shelf assembly for use in a refrigerator includes a glass panel having a central region and a perimeter region, with the perimeter region having an upwardly turned spill prevention lip. The upwardly turned spill prevention lip is upwardly turned relative to the central region via a glass forming process. The upwardly turned spill prevention lip includes upwardly turned lip portions at the front, rear, left and right sides of the glass panel. The central region of the glass panel includes a storage portion. The upwardly turned spill prevention lip circumscribes the periphery of the central region to limit spillage of liquid over the sides of the glass panel. The shelf assembly may include a pair of support rails bonded at lower surfaces of the left and right sides of the glass panel and having attachment elements configured to mount the shelf assembly at the refrigerator.