APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR STORAGE IN A REFRIGERATED APPLIANCE
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1. A system of supporting and guiding a component that can be moved along an axis between a home position and a pulled out position comprising:
- a. a pull out component having a bottom with opposite sides, a front, and a rear defining a bottom perimeter, the opposite sides on opposite sides of the axis, the front and rear along the axis;
b. a base under the pull out component having a front and a rear along the axis;
c. a first guide member attached to or integrated with the bottom of the pull out component, the first guide member at or within the perimeter of the bottom of the pull out component and extended in the direction of the axis; and
d. a second guide member attached to or integrated with the base, the second guide member cooperating with the first guide member to guide the pull out component relative to the base along the axis between the home and pulled out positions.
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Abstract
An apparatus, system, and method for storage in a refrigerated appliance. One aspect includes glides or slides underneath and within the bottom perimeter dimensions of any bin or bin carrier relative to its supporting structure in the refrigerated appliance. This allows adjacent bins to more efficiently utilize lateral storage space in the refrigerator. It also promotes hiding of the glide or slides from view.
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1. A system of supporting and guiding a component that can be moved along an axis between a home position and a pulled out position comprising:
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a. a pull out component having a bottom with opposite sides, a front, and a rear defining a bottom perimeter, the opposite sides on opposite sides of the axis, the front and rear along the axis; b. a base under the pull out component having a front and a rear along the axis; c. a first guide member attached to or integrated with the bottom of the pull out component, the first guide member at or within the perimeter of the bottom of the pull out component and extended in the direction of the axis; and d. a second guide member attached to or integrated with the base, the second guide member cooperating with the first guide member to guide the pull out component relative to the base along the axis between the home and pulled out positions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of supporting and guiding a component that can be moved along an axis between a home position and a pulled out position, the component having a bottom with opposite sides, a front, and a rear defining a bottom perimeter, comprising:
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a. placing a base under the bottom of the component; and b. supporting the component on the base with cooperating guiding structure on the component which allows guided movement relative the base along the axis and which is at or within the perimeter of the bottom of the component. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A refrigerated appliance comprising:
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a. a cabinet; b. a base having a top, a bottom, a front, a back, and opposite sides mounted at least substantially horizontally inside the cabinet; c. one or more slide out components each having a bottom with a front, a rear, and opposite sides defining a perimeter of the bottom, and each supported on the base; and d. a slide assembly between each slide out component and the base, the slide assembly allowing slideable movement of a slide component relative the base, the slide assembly comprising cooperating parts on the bottom of the slide out component and on the top of the base, the cooperating part on the slide component contained at or within the perimeter of the bottom of the slide out component. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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