Patent ID: 9383129
Filing Date: 2016-07-05
CPC Classification: F25C,F25D

Claim Text:
1. A refrigerator comprising: an ice storage container coupled to a mounting space of an inner wall of a freezing chamber door, the ice storage container being attachable to and detachable from the mounting space; elastic lever units to maintain and release locking of the ice storage container to the mounting space; lock ribs each having a lock recess, the lock ribs and each lock recess being provided on the freezing chamber door to restrict movement of the ice storage container in a dismounting direction of the mounting space of the freezing chamber door when the ice storage container is mounted on the mounting space; elastic coupling units formed on a body of the ice storage container, the elastic coupling units including an elastic coupling groove including a support part provided on the ice storage container and an elastic part bent from one end of the support part to have elastic force; and a coupling protrusion provided on the mounting space and inserted into the elastic coupling groove, such that the coupling protrusion is gripped between the elastic part and the body of the ice storage container, wherein an end of the ice storage container pivotally turns on the lock recesses of the lock ribs while coupled to the lock recesses such that another end of the ice storage container moves in the dismounting direction of the mounting space, whereby the ice storage container is configured to be gripped by a user and installed by the elastic lever units provided at both sides of the ice storage container, wherein the lock recesses of the lock ribs are indentations which are included on a bottom portion of each of the lock ribs and the ice storage container pivotally turns on each of the lock recesses of the lock ribs, and wherein the lock ribs extend horizontally from the inner wall of the freezing chamber door.