Storage assemblies

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9528751-B2
Application number	US-201414558106-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 2, 2014
Priority date	Dec 2, 2014
Publication date	Dec 27, 2016
Grant date	Dec 27, 2016

Abstract

A structure includes an upstanding wall that has a first surface that is located at the exterior of the upstanding wall and a second surface that is located at the interior of the upstanding wall. A free edge of the upstanding wall joins the first surface and the second surface of the upstanding wall. A storage assembly is supported at the free edge of the upstanding wall. The storage assembly includes at least one of a first storage unit that is located at the exterior surface of the upstanding wall and a second storage unit that is located at the interior surface of the upstanding wall.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A freezer including:
an upstanding wall having a first surface located at an exterior of the freezer, a second surface located at an interior of the freezer and a free edge that is joined to the first surface and the second surface of the upstanding wall and is configured to engage a closure member of the freezer; and
a storage assembly supported at the free edge of the upstanding wall of the freezer, the storage assembly including:
a hanger freely supported at the free edge of the upstanding wall of the freezer, the hanger including a hanger first leg located at the first surface of the upstanding wall, a hanger second leg located at the second surface of the upstanding wall, and a hanger connecting leg connecting a hanger first leg first end with a hanger second leg first end and resting on the free edge of the upstanding wall;
a first storage unit configured to hold an item located at the exterior surface of the upstanding wall; and
a second storage unit configured to hold an item located at the interior surface of the upstanding wall;
wherein, the first storage unit is releasably secured to the hanger first leg and the second storage unit is releasably secured to the hanger second leg.

2. The freezer of claim 1 wherein: the hanger first leg includes a first leg hooked portion located at a hanger first leg second end and the first storage unit is directly releasably secured to the first leg hooked portion of the hanger first leg; and the hanger second leg includes a second leg hooked portion located at a hanger second leg second end and the second storage unit is directly releasably secured to the second leg hooked portion of the hanger second leg.

3. The freezer of claim 2 wherein:
the first storage unit includes an opening through which the first leg hooked portion of the hanger first leg extends to releasably secure the first storage unit to the first leg hooked portion of the hanger first leg; and
the second storage unit includes an opening through which the second leg hooked portion of the hanger second leg extends to releasably secure the second storage unit to the second leg hooked portion of the hanger second leg.

4. The freezer of claim 3 wherein:
a width of the first leg hooked portion is coextensive with a width of the hanger first leg first end and a width of a portion of the hanger first leg that joins the hanger first leg first end and the hanger first leg second end; and
a width of the second leg hooked portion is coextensive with a width of the hanger second leg first end and a width of a portion of the hanger second leg that joins the hanger second leg first end and the hanger second leg second end.

5. The freezer of claim 4 wherein a width of the first storage unit opening is coextensive with the width of the portion of the hanger first leg that joins the hanger first leg first end and the hanger first leg second end and a width of the second storage unit opening is coextensive with the width of the portion of the hanger second leg that joins the hanger second leg first end and the hanger second leg second end.

Assignees

• Electrolux Home Prod Inc

Inventors

• Sexton Terry Lynn
• Purucker Jason Lee

Classifications

• F25D11/00

  Self-contained movable devices, e.g. domestic refrigerators · CPC title

• F25D23/12 Primary

  Arrangements of compartments additional to cooling compartments; Combinations of refrigerators with other equipment, e.g. stove · CPC title

• F25D23/067

  Supporting elements · CPC title

• F25D25/005 Primary

  using containers · CPC title

• F25D2400/10

  Refrigerator top-coolers · CPC title