US 12,013,175 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 Jun. 12, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/332,932.
Application 18/332,932 is a continuation of application No. 17/580,989, filed on Jan. 21, 2022, granted, now 11,740,012.
Prior Publication US 2023/0324110 A1, Oct. 12, 2023
Int. Cl. F25D 25/02 (2006.01)
CPC F25D 25/02 (2013.01) [F25D 2325/021 (2013.01); F25D 2325/022 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A refrigerator shelving system comprising:
a first shelf having (i) ramped surfaces defining a guideway and (ii) a nest disposed within the guideway;
a second shelf suspended from the first shelf; and
a slide member (i) secured to the second shelf, (ii) configured to slide linearly relative to the second shelf, and (iii) having a protrusion extending outward therefrom,
wherein in response to an upward force acting on the second shelf while the second shelf is in an operational position, (i) the second shelf travels upward and toward the first shelf, (ii) the protrusion is guided into the guideway, and (iii) the protrusion engages the ramped surfaces and the slide member slides relative to the second shelf such that the protrusion is guided to the nest to retain the second shelf in a stowed position, and
wherein in response to an upward force acting on the second shelf while the second shelf is in the stowed position, (i) the protrusion engages the ramped surfaces and the slide member slides relative to the second shelf such that the protrusion is guided away from the nest and out of the guideway and (ii) the second shelf travels downward from the stowed position to the operational position.