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Refrigerator shelf structure

Assignee: Chamberlain Corp
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Filing: 1961-11-13
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Granted: 1964-05-19
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Expires: 1981-11-13
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Olive Charles R D
  • 👤 George R Kimball
  • 👤 Andreassen Alfred

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 23:01
CPC Classifications
F; F25; F25D; F25D25/00; F25D25/02; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49616; Y10T29/4962; Y10T29/49826; Y10T29/49908; Y10T29/49915

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim 164 words
IN A SHELF STRUCTURE FOR REFRIGERATORS AND THE LIKE, (A) A CENTER BAR HAVING (B) A PLURALITY OF PARALLEL SPACED PARTIALLY ROUND UPWARDLY OPENING SLOTS THEREIN, (C) FRONT AND REAR END BARS HAVING WIRE RECEIVING OPENINGS EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY THEREACROSS, (D) LONGITUDINAL WIRES MOUNTED IN SAID SLOTS INTERMEDIATE THEIR ENDS AND MOUNTED IN SAID OPENINGS IN SAID FRONT AND REAR BARS AT THEIR ENDS, (E) STAKING EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY OF SAID CENTER BAR ALONG OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID SLOTS AND LONGITUDINALLY OF SAID FRONT AND REAR BARS, ABOVE SAID LONGITUDINAL WIRES RETAINING THE SHELF STRUCTURE IN ASSEMBLED RELATION, (F) AN INTEGRALLY FORMED GRIPPING MEANS FOR THE REFRIGERATOR SHELF INCLUDING A REDUCED CROSS SECTIONAL AREA LIP EXTENDING UPWARDLY OF SAID FRONT BAR, ADJACENT THE FORWARD END THEREOF, AND FORWARDLY AND ANGULARLY DOWNWARDLY THEREFROM AND TERMINATING INTO A VERTICALLY EXTENDING LIP IN ADVANCE OF SAID FRONT BAR, CONCEALING THE ADJACENT ENDS OF SAID LONGITUDINAL WIRES AND AFFORDING A MEANS FOR READILY GRIPPING THE SHELF STRUCTURE BY THE HAND.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1967-05-19 1967-11-18 1968-05-19 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1971-05-19 1971-11-18 1972-05-19 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1975-05-19 1975-11-18 1976-05-19 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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