US 11,703,273 B1
Refrigerator and storage system for a refrigerator
Jackson Felipe Karl, Stevensville, MI (US); Anup R. Khandekar, Pune (IN); Kailash More, Pune (IN); and Nilesh Zanwar, Pune (IN)
Assigned to Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US)
Filed by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION, Benton Harbor, MI (US)
Filed on Mar. 10, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/691,436.
Int. Cl. F25D 25/02 (2006.01); F25D 23/06 (2006.01); A47B 88/975 (2017.01); A47B 88/90 (2017.01); A47B 88/41 (2017.01)
CPC F25D 25/025 (2013.01) [A47B 88/90 (2017.01); A47B 88/975 (2017.01); F25D 23/069 (2013.01); A47B 88/41 (2017.01); A47B 2210/175 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A refrigerator drawer comprising:
a front wall;
a rear wall;
first and second opposing side walls extending between the front and rear walls, wherein the front wall and rear wall define first and second slots, respectively, each of the first and second slots extending between the first and second side walls;
a bottom wall interconnected with the front wall, rear wall, first side wall, and second side wall;
a divider extending between the front and rear walls, the divider having (i) a first surface facing the first side wall, (ii) a second surface facing the second side wall, (iii) first and second opposing ends disposed proximate to the front and rear walls, respectively, and (iv) first and second protrusions extending outward from the first and second ends and through the first and second slots, respectively;
first and second ridges (i) protruding outward from exterior surfaces of the front and rear walls, respectively, (ii) positioned below the first and second slots, respectively, and (iii) extending between the first and second opposing side walls;
first and second rails (i) protruding outward from the exterior surfaces of the front and rear walls, respectively, (ii) disposed below the first and second ridges, respectively, and (iii) extending between the first and second opposing side walls; and
first and second rollers (i) attached to the first and second protrusions, respectively, (ii) extending downward from the first and second protrusions, respectively, (iii) disposed below the first and second ridges, respectively, (iv) configured to glide and roll along the first and second rails, respectively, between the first and second opposing side walls; and (v) configured to engage the first and second ridges, respectively, such that the first and second rollers are constrained to remain below the first and second ridges, respectively, and to maintain a substantially perpendicular alignment of the divider relative to the front and rear walls.