Refrigerator shelf

- Whirlpool Corporation
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front view of a refrigerator shelf according to a first embodiment of our design in a first configuration thereof shown in place within an unclaimed refrigerator, a second embodiment of the design in a first configuration being a mirror-image of the first embodiment in the first configuration, and back, right side, left side, top and bottom views showing no claimed portion of the design when in place within the unclaimed refrigerator;

FIG. 2 is a front-perspective view of the refrigerator shelf of FIG. 1 with portions of the unclaimed refrigerator removed;

FIG. 3 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a back elevation view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a front perspective view of a refrigerator shelf according to the first embodiment of our design in a second configuration thereof shown in place within an unclaimed refrigerator, a second embodiment of the design in a second configuration being a mirror-image of the first embodiment in the second configuration, and back, right side, left side, top and bottom views of the design showing no claimed portion of the design when in place within the unclaimed refrigerator;

FIG. 10 is a front-perspective view of the refrigerator shelf of FIG. 9 with portions of the unclaimed refrigerator removed;

FIG. 11 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a back elevation view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a left side view thereof; and,

FIG. 16 is a right side view thereof.

Broken lines are environmental only and form no part of the claimed design. Additionally, broken lines between shaded and un-shaded areas represent bounds of the claimed design.

Dash-dot lines indicate additional boundaries of the claimed design and form no part of the claimed design.

The diagonal shading indicates transparency.

Claims

The ornamental design for a refrigerator shelf, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D883348
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 12, 2017
Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation (Benton Harbor, MI)
Inventors: Julia B. Burke (Chicago, IL), Mansour Ourasanah (Chicago, IL), Daniel H. Quinlan (Stevensville, MI)
Primary Examiner: Khawaja Anwar
Application Number: 29/629,155
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element Or Attachment (D15/89)