Refrigerator/freezer shelf

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a shelf according to the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the shelf shown in FIG. 1, but wherein a pivotal portion of the shelf is in an upright position and a slidable portion of the shelf is in an extended position;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view;

FIG. 6 is a left side elevational view;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view; and,

FIG. 8 is a rear elevational view.

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Patent History
Patent number: D387780
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 26, 1996
Date of Patent: Dec 16, 1997
Assignee: White Consolidated Industries, Inc. (Cleveland, OH)
Inventors: Randall Sandlin (Columbus, OH), Robert Henry Martin (Columbus, OH)
Primary Examiner: B. J. Bullock
Law Firm: Pearne, Gordon, McCoy & Granger LLP
Application Number: 0/59,133
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element Or Attachment (D15/89); D6/511; D6/574
International Classification: 1507;