US 12,474,112 B2
Pull out drawer with integrated wine rack
Rodrigo Marge Pagnozzi, Curitiba (BR); Aguilar Da Silva, Curitiba (BR); Alexandre Sauer, Curitiba (BR); Alcione Colecha, Curitiba (BR); Guilherme Rissatto Picanço, Curitiba (BR); Israel Mercer Neto, Curitiba (BR); Augusto Biscaia Da Silva, Curitiba (BR); and Cristhian Camilo Serrano Camacho, Charlotte, NC (US)
Assigned to Electrolux do Brasil S.A., Curitiba (BR)
Appl. No. 17/769,354
Filed by ELECTROLUX DO BRASIL S.A., Curitiba (BR)
PCT Filed Oct. 18, 2019, PCT No. PCT/BR2019/050451
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Apr. 15, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/072513, PCT Pub. Date Apr. 22, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0146700 A1, May 11, 2023
Int. Cl. F25D 25/02 (2006.01); A47B 73/00 (2006.01); F25D 23/06 (2006.01)
CPC F25D 25/025 (2013.01) [F25D 23/067 (2013.01); F25D 25/02 (2013.01); F25D 2325/021 (2013.01); F25D 2331/803 (2013.01); F25D 2331/809 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A multipurpose drawer assembly in a refrigeration appliance, comprising:
at least one drawer including first and second side walls, a rear wall, and a bottom wall that together define an open storage area therein,
the drawer further comprising at least one guide rail assembly secured to an exterior of each of the first and second side walls,
wherein the at least one guide rail assembly is configured to allow the at least one drawer to be moved between an extended position and a retracted position relative to the refrigeration appliance,
wherein the bottom wall includes a first surface defining a base of the storage area and a second surface opposite of the first surface that forms an exterior bottom of the drawer; and
a bottle rack positioned on the second surface of the bottom wall,
wherein the bottle rack includes a frame and a plurality of support members arranged within the frame, each support member having at least one curve,
wherein a lower surface of the at least one guide rail assembly is configured to engage said refrigeration appliance when the at least one drawer is in a first position in which the open storage area is oriented upwards in normal operation to accommodate food items within the storage area, land an upper surface of the at least one guide rail assembly is configured to engage said refrigeration appliance when the at least one drawer is in a second position in which the bottle rack is oriented upwards in normal operation to accommodate at least one bottle, the second position being inverted relative to the first position.