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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2016
Filed:
May. 28, 2014
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Basavraj Ishwar Sankhgond, Pune, IN;
Kirk David Waiz, Newburgh, IN (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47B 96/00 (2006.01); A47B 96/02 (2006.01); F25D 25/02 (2006.01); A47B 96/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47B 96/024 (2013.01); A47B 96/021 (2013.01); A47B 96/062 (2013.01); A47B 96/067 (2013.01); F25D 25/02 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49828 (2015.01);
Abstract
Refrigerator shelves are disclosed. An example refrigerator shelf includes a substantially planar member, trim along a first edge of the planar member, and a bent continuous wire support rod. The bent rod having a first portion extending along and beneath the trim, a second portion perpendicular to the first portion and extending from the first edge to a point between the first edge and a second edge opposite the first edge, and a third portion extending from the point and extending substantially perpendicularly from a plane defined by the first and second portions.