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Refrigerator, refrigerator door, and a refrigerator door bin with a two-piece lid
US9738425B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9738425-B2 |
| Application number | US-201414536790-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Nov 10, 2014 |
| Priority date | Nov 10, 2014 |
| Publication date | Aug 22, 2017 |
| Grant date | Aug 22, 2017 |
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A storage bin includes a container portion and a two-piece lid mechanism. The two-piece lid mechanism has a front lid portion that covers the front part of the container portion and a rear lid portion that covers the rear area of the container portion. When the front lid portion is opened, the rear lid portion slides along the top surface of the front lid portion while the front lid portion fits rotatably underneath the rear lid portion in such a way that when the front lid portion and the rear lid portion are completely opened, the lid portions do not extend above the top plane surface of the two-piece lid mechanism. The storage bin may be mounted within a recess in the inner wall of a refrigerator door.
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What is claimed is: 1. A storage bin comprising: a container portion; and a two-piece lid mechanism, said two-piece lid mechanism comprising: a front lid portion configured to cover a front area of the container portion when the two-piece lid mechanism is in a closed position, said front lid portion comprising a first wall, a second wall, and a third wall defining a top surface; and a rear lid portion configured to cover a rear area of the container portion when the two-piece…
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- What does patent US9738425B2 cover?
- A storage bin includes a container portion and a two-piece lid mechanism. The two-piece lid mechanism has a front lid portion that covers the front part of the container portion and a rear lid portion that covers the rear area of the container portion. When the front lid portion is opened, the rear lid portion slides along the top surface of the front lid portion while the front lid portion fit…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Electrolux Home Prod Inc
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B65D43/16. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Aug 22 2017 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).