US 12,292,231 B2
Refrigerator and shelving system for a refrigerator
Anant Karanjikar, St. Joseph, MI (US); Umakant Suresh Katu, Glen Allen, VA (US); Kailash Shravan More, Pune (IN); Sunil Patil, Belagavi (IN); and Vinay M. Patil, Pune (IN)
Assigned to Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US)
Filed by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION, Benton Harbor, MI (US)
Filed on Apr. 29, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/648,812.
Application 18/648,812 is a continuation of application No. 18/332,932, filed on Jun. 12, 2023, granted, now 12,013,175, issued on Jun. 18, 2024.
Application 18/332,932 is a continuation of application No. 17/580,989, filed on Jan. 21, 2022, granted, now 11,740,012, issued on Aug. 29, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2024/0271862 A1, Aug. 15, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. F25D 25/02 (2006.01)
CPC F25D 25/02 (2013.01) [F25D 2325/021 (2013.01); F25D 2325/022 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A refrigerator shelving system comprising:
a nest disposed within a guideway, wherein ramped surfaces define the guideway;
a shelf suspended below the ramped surfaces;
a protrusion extending outward from the shelf; and
a slide member (i) secured to the shelf and (if) configured to slide linearly relative to the shelf, wherein the protrusion extends outward from the slide member,
wherein in response to an upward force acting on the shelf while the shelf is in an operational position, (i) the shelf travels upward and toward the nest, (ii) the protrusion is guided into the guideway, and (iii) the protrusion engages the ramped surfaces such that the protrusion is guided to the nest to retain the shelf in a stowed position, and
wherein in response to the upward force acting on the shelf while the shelf is in the stowed position, (i) the protrusion engages the ramped surfaces such that the protrusion is guided away from the nest and out of the guideway and (ii) the shelf travels downward from the stowed position to the operational position.