Patents by Inventor Vitas G. Birgelis

Vitas G. Birgelis has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 5893620
    Abstract: Shelf supports in the form of slots are integrally molded within each side wall of a refrigerator liner. The slot in one sidewall is in the same horizontal plane as the slot in the other sidewall. The bottom surface of each of the slots supports a shelf. The slots include an upper surface and lower surface having at least one stop located therebetween and integrally molded with the sidewall in the slot for preventing movement in at least one direction. The liner, therefore, supports fixed shelves, pull-out shelves, cantilever half-shelves, as well as being capable for using with shelves which are supported at both sides by cantilevers such that if a different type of shelf replaces the shelf held on both sides by cantilevers, the liner may be used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 13, 1999
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventor: Vitas G. Birgelis