US 12,253,302 B2
Refrigerator appliance with two half shelves supported by a cantilever arm
Luiz Afranio Alves Ferreira, Joinville (BR); Arthur Sady Abreu Marcon, St. Joseph, MI (US); Ualisson Ferreira Da Silva, Joinville (BR); Gustavo Spezzia, Joinville (BR); and Matheus Pereira Zappelini, Joinville (BR)
Assigned to Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US)
Filed by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION, Benton Harbor, MI (US)
Filed on Feb. 1, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/162,863.
Prior Publication US 2024/0255214 A1, Aug. 1, 2024
Int. Cl. F25D 25/02 (2006.01); A47B 96/02 (2006.01)
CPC F25D 25/02 (2013.01) [A47B 96/027 (2013.01); A47B 2210/175 (2013.01); F25D 2325/022 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A refrigerator appliance comprising:
a liner defining a cavity having a back wall and opposing first and second sidewalls;
an elongate shelf-support ladder arranged vertically on the back wall and positioned centrally;
a central arm having a rear portion attached to the ladder such that the arm is cantilevered from the ladder, wherein the central arm further has a top and first and second sidewalls depending from opposing sides of the top; and
a shelf assembly supported by the central arm and including:
a first rear support connected to the first sidewall of the central arm, wherein the first rear support includes a connector received on a top edge of the first sidewall of the arm,
a first shelf surface located between the first sidewall of the cavity and the arm and supported by the first rear support, wherein the second rear support includes a connector received on a top edge of the second sidewall of the arm,
a second rear support connected to the second sidewall of the central arm, and
a second shelf surface located between the second sidewall of the cavity and the arm and supported by the second rear support.