US 11,852,400 B2
Refrigerator appliance with improved storage
Alexander B. Leibman, Prospect, KY (US); Venkata Chakradhar Rangu, Louisville, KY (US); and Neelapala Gopinath Yadav, Hyderabad (IN)
Assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed by Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed on Aug. 13, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/401,741.
Prior Publication US 2023/0050469 A1, Feb. 16, 2023
Int. Cl. F25D 25/00 (2006.01); F25D 25/02 (2006.01)
CPC F25D 25/005 (2013.01) [F25D 25/02 (2013.01)] 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
4. A refrigerator appliance, comprising:
a cabinet defining a food storage chamber; and a food storage unit comprising a rigid structural frame surrounding a telescopic element, the telescopic element deformable and movable relative to the rigid structural frame, and
a door rotatably mounted to the cabinet, the door movable between an closed position wherein the door abuts the cabinet to sealingly enclose the food storage chamber and an open position which permits access to the food storage chamber, wherein the food storage unit is a bin mounted on an interior surface of the door whereby the bin is positioned within the food storage chamber when the door is in the closed position, the rigid structural frame is a floor of the bin and the telescopic element is a telescopic container that is deformable generally perpendicularly to the floor.