US 12,292,229 B2
Foldable refrigerator
Shaun Passley, Chicago, IL (US)
Assigned to Epazz, Inc, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed by Shaun Passley, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed on Jan. 24, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/100,715.
Prior Publication US 2024/0247863 A1, Jul. 25, 2024
Int. Cl. F25D 23/06 (2006.01); F25D 11/00 (2006.01)
CPC F25D 23/063 (2013.01) [F25D 11/00 (2013.01); F25D 2323/061 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A foldable refrigerator comprising:
a housing having a top, a bottom, a front, a back, a first side, a second side and a generally hollow interior:
at least one door located on the front of the refrigerator wherein the door allows access to the interior of the refrigerator;
a camera located within the generally hollow interior of the refrigerator wherein the camera monitors contents of the generally hollow interior of the refrigerator;
wherein the first side of the refrigerator housing is divided into a first unit and a second unit;
wherein the first unit of the first side of the housing is connected to the back of the housing;
wherein the second unit of the first side of the housing is connected to the front of the housing;
wherein the first unit of the first side is connected to the second unit of the first side;
a hinge located between the first unit of the first side and the second unit of the first side and a hinge located between the second unit of the first side and the front of the refrigerator and wherein the hinge between the first unit and the second unit of the first side may be locked while the hinge between the second unit of the first side and the front of the refrigerator remains unlocked;
wherein the refrigerator folds from a first orientation to a second orientation wherein the first orientation the refrigerator occupies a greater volume than when the refrigerator is in the second orientation;
a first movable panel secured to the first side of the refrigerator wherein the first movable panel has a first side and a second side and wherein the first side of the first movable panel is secured to the first side of the refrigerator and wherein the second side of the first movable panel is secured to the door;
a top movable panel and a bottom movable panel wherein the top movable panel rotates from a first position to a second position and wherein the bottom movable panel rotates from a first position to a second position;
wherein the top movable panel has a first unit and a second unit and wherein a hinge is located between the first unit and the second unit of the top movable panel;
wherein the bottom panel has a first unit and a second unit and wherein a hinge is located between the first unit and the second unit of the bottom movable panel; and
wherein the top movable panel and the bottom movable panel conceal the first movable panel when the first movable panel is rotated inward;
an interior layer located within the top movable panel wherein the interior layer slides partially outward from within an interior of the top movable panel when the top movable panel and the interior layer are rotated approximately ninety degrees to cover a portion of the front of the refrigerator and wherein the interior layer covers a gap located on the front of the refrigerator.