Shelf and drawer assemblies for storing bottles

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11412866-B2
Application number	US-202017064709-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 7, 2020
Priority date	Nov 12, 2019
Publication date	Aug 16, 2022
Grant date	Aug 16, 2022

Abstract

A shelf assembly includes a frame assembly having a side member, wherein the frame assembly is operable between stowed and extended positions. A rack assembly includes a first rack hingedly coupled to a second rack. The first rack and the second rack are pivotally coupled to the side member of the frame assembly, and the rack assembly is operable between first and second positions. The first rack and the second rack are angled towards a pivot axis defined between the first rack and the second rack when the rack assembly is in the second position. The rack assembly moves from the first position to the second position as the frame assembly moves from the stowed position to the extended position.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A cabinet, comprising:
a storage compartment having a support member fixedly mounted within the storage compartment, wherein the support member includes a plurality of engagement members upwardly extending therefrom;
a drawer assembly having a frame assembly with a bottom wall, wherein the drawer assembly is slideably coupled to the storage compartment between stowed and extended positions, and further wherein the bottom wall of the frame assembly is disposed over the support member of the storage compartment when the drawer assembly is in the stowed position, wherein the bottom wall of the frame assembly includes a plurality of slots, and further wherein each engagement member of the plurality of engagement members is aligned with and received in one of the slots of the plurality of slots of the bottom wall of the frame assembly when the drawer assembly is in the stowed position; and
wherein the frame assembly includes first and second side members and front and rear frame members that interconnect the first and second side members, wherein the first and second side members are spaced-apart from one another and the front and rear frame members are spaced-apart from one another, such that the first and second side members and the front and rear frame members of the frame assembly cooperate to define a storage space, and further wherein the engagement members of the plurality of engagement members upwardly extend into the storage space of the frame assembly when the drawer assembly is in the stowed position.

2. The cabinet of claim 1 , wherein each said engagement member of the plurality of engagement members upwardly extends beyond the bottom wall of the frame assembly when the drawer assembly is in the stowed position.

3. The cabinet of claim 1 , wherein the drawer assembly includes at least one cross member interconnecting the first and second side members of the frame assembly to divide the storage space between a front portion and a rear portion.

4. The cabinet of claim 3 , wherein the plurality of engagement members includes engagement members disposed in a staggered configuration on the support member to define a front row of engagement members and a rear row of engagement members that are laterally offset from one another.

5. The cabinet of claim 4 , wherein the front row of engagement members extend upwardly into the front portion of the storage space when the drawer assembly is in the stowed position.

6. The cabinet of claim 5 , wherein the rear row of engagement members extend upwardly into the rear portion of the storage space when the drawer assembly is in the stowed position.

7. A cabinet, comprising:
a storage compartment having a bottom wall and a plurality of engagement members suspended above the bottom wall; and
a drawer assembly slideably coupled to the storage compartment between stowed and extended positions, wherein the drawer assembly includes a frame assembly defining a storage space, wherein the engagement members of the plurality of engagement members extend into the storage space of the frame assembly when the drawer assembly is in the stowed position, wherein each said engagement member of the plurality of engagement members is supported by a support post outwardly extending from a rear wall of the storage compartment, and further wherein the drawer assembly includes a grid assembly disposed over a bottom wall of the frame assembly.

8. The cabinet of claim 7 , wherein the plurality of engagement members includes engagement members disposed in a staggered configuration.

9. The cabinet of claim 8 , wherein the plurality of engagement members define a front row of engagement members and a rear row of engagement members.

10. The cabinet of claim 7 , wherein the grid assembly includes one or more cross members interconnecting first and second side members that are spaced-apart from one another.

Assignees

• Whirlpool Co

Inventors

• Fagundes Tiago D
• Granemann Leonardo K
• Junior Acacio S
• Souza Spencer F

Classifications

• A47B73/008 Primary

  with attachment means for fixing in another cupboard or rack · CPC title

• F25D25/025

  Drawers · CPC title

• F25D2325/021

  Shelves with several possible configurations · CPC title

• A47B73/002

  Racks made of wire · CPC title

• F25D25/024

  Slidable shelves · CPC title