Slide out door bin
First Claim
1. A refrigerator comprising:
- a cabinet;
a door attached to the cabinet, the door having a first upwardly extending wall and a second upwardly extending wall that define an interior volume of the door;
a sliding mechanism slidably coupled to the first upwardly extending wall and the second upwardly extending wall;
a frame removably attached to the sliding mechanism and having a bottom perimeter edge and an upstanding exterior portion offset within and above the bottom perimeter edge, and a horizontal lip connecting the bottom perimeter edge to the upstanding exterior portion;
a storage bin removably attached to the frame, the storage bin comprising;
a base with a perimeter and a ledge having a top and a bottom;
an upstanding wall extending upwardly from and flush with the bottom perimeter edge and having a height, with a substantially rectangular cross-section along the height;
a bottom surface cover that rests on the top of the ledge;
wherein the bottom of the ledge rests on the upstanding exterior portion when the storage bin is installed in the door.
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Abstract
A refrigeration appliance door bin assembly that includes: a refrigeration appliance door bin having a substantially planar main base portion, at least one upwardly extending wall that is free of an indentation, apertures or recesses extending upward from the main base portion and a downwardly extending perimeter lip portion where the main base portion and the downwardly extending lip portion define a downwardly facing door bin frame engagement space, the door bin engagement space engages a door bin frame of a refrigerator spaced within the door of a refrigerator such that the downwardly extending lip portion surrounds an exterior portion of the door bin frame and prevents substantial movement of the door bin when the door bin is engaged with the door bin frame caused by a refrigeration appliance door opening force or a refrigeration appliance door closing force; and a refrigeration appliance door bin bottom surface cover.
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Citations
20 Claims
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1. A refrigerator comprising:
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a cabinet; a door attached to the cabinet, the door having a first upwardly extending wall and a second upwardly extending wall that define an interior volume of the door; a sliding mechanism slidably coupled to the first upwardly extending wall and the second upwardly extending wall; a frame removably attached to the sliding mechanism and having a bottom perimeter edge and an upstanding exterior portion offset within and above the bottom perimeter edge, and a horizontal lip connecting the bottom perimeter edge to the upstanding exterior portion; a storage bin removably attached to the frame, the storage bin comprising; a base with a perimeter and a ledge having a top and a bottom; an upstanding wall extending upwardly from and flush with the bottom perimeter edge and having a height, with a substantially rectangular cross-section along the height; a bottom surface cover that rests on the top of the ledge; wherein the bottom of the ledge rests on the upstanding exterior portion when the storage bin is installed in the door. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A refrigerator comprising:
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a cabinet having an interior; a first door rotationally attached to the cabinet about an axis and providing selective access to the interior of the cabinet, the first door having an inboard wall, an outboard wall, a top wall, and a bottom wall defining an interior portion of the first door; a second door rotationally attached to the cabinet and providing selective access to the interior portion; a sliding mechanism slidably coupled to the inboard wall and the outboard wall; a door bin frame removably attached to the sliding mechanism and having a bottom perimeter edge and an upstanding exterior portion offset within and extending above the bottom perimeter edge, a horizontal lip connecting the bottom perimeter edge to the upstanding exterior portion, and a side frame with a width; a storage bin removably attached to the door bin frame, the storage bin comprising; a base with a perimeter and frame engagement space defined by a ledge on the top, a frame retaining wall extending downwardly from the perimeter, and inside retaining walls extending downwardly on an inboard side of the ledge; an upstanding wall extending upwardly from and flush with the bottom perimeter edge; a bottom surface cover that rests on the top of the ledge; wherein the door side frame fits inside the frame engagement space. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A refrigerator door assembly comprising:
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a cabinet; a door for providing selective access to the interior of the cabinet and having a volume defined by a top wall, a bottom wall and two side walls; a refrigeration appliance door bin comprising; a substantially planar main base portion, at least one upwardly extending wall extending upward from the substantially planar main base portion surrounding and thereby defining a substantially rectangular cuboid interior volume of the refrigeration appliance door bin wherein the interior volume is sized to fit within a sub-volume within the volume of the door; and a downwardly extending perimeter lip portion; and wherein the main base portion and the downwardly extending lip portion define a downwardly facing door bin frame engagement space and the main base portion establishes a door bin frame cavity upper surface and the downwardly extending lip portion establishes an exterior surface of the door bin frame engagement space;
the door bin engagement space engages a door bin frame of a refrigerator spaced within the door of a refrigerator such that the downwardly extending lip portion rests on an outwardly protruding ledge that extends from and surrounds an exterior portion of the door bin frame and prevents substantial movement of the door bin when the door bin is engaged with the door bin frame caused by a refrigeration appliance door opening force or a refrigeration appliance door closing force, wherein the door bin frame further comprises a perimeter portion offset outwardly from the exterior portion and remains visible to a user when the door bin is installed; anda refrigeration appliance door bin bottom surface cover removably engaged with the refrigeration appliance door bin'"'"'s substantially planar main base portion and spaced within the interior volume of the refrigeration appliance door bin and wherein the refrigeration appliance door bin bottom surface cover is removable by hand and without the use of tools from the interior volume of the substantially planar main base portion and wherein the refrigeration appliance door bin bottom surface cover covers at least one recess or aperture on a bottom of the refrigeration appliance door bin and the refrigeration appliance door bin bottom surface cover is engaged with at least a portion of the substantially planar main base portion.
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