Patent ID: 9435580
Filing Date: 2016-09-06
CPC Classification: A47B,F25D

Claim Text:
1. A drawer assembly in a refrigeration appliance comprising: a cooled compartment comprising opposed, first and second interior walls; a unitary storage bin configured to move relative to the cooled compartment, the storage bin defined by a front wall, a rear wall and opposed sidewalls that are arranged adjacent to the first and second interior walls of the cooled compartment, wherein an uppermost portion of each of the opposed sidewalls comprise a projecting edge extending outwards of the storage bin towards and along a respective one of the first and second interior walls of the cooled compartment, and wherein the rear wall comprises a reinforced edge that inhibits deflection of the rear wall along at least two axes; a pair of linear motion elements installed between the first and second interior walls of the cooled compartment and the opposed sidewalls of the storage bin to enable movement of the storage bin in and out of the cooled compartment; a pair of support brackets coupling the pair of linear motion elements to the opposed sidewalls of the storage bin, each support bracket comprising a vertical face fixed to one respective linear motion element and a support face arranged at an angle relative to the vertical face that is fixed to one respective projecting edge of the storage bin; and a plurality of mounting blocks with at least one mounting block disposed between each support bracket and a respective sidewall of the storage bin, each mounting block removably attached to one of the support brackets; and a plurality of removable fasteners that removably secure the unitary storage bin to the mounting blocks, wherein an underside of each projecting edge of the sidewalls comprises a first set of alternating teeth and grooves and each mounting block comprises a second set of alternating teeth and grooves configured to lockingly engage with the first set of alternating teeth and grooves of a corresponding projecting edge to inhibit lateral movement of the storage bin, wherein the first set of alternating teeth and grooves comprises a first set of linear teeth and a first set of linear grooves that are linearly aligned along a first direction that is parallel to a sliding direction of the storage bin in and out of the cooled compartment and alternate along a second direction transverse to the first direction, and wherein the second set of alternating teeth and grooves comprises a second set of linear teeth and a second set of linear grooves that are linearly aligned along the first direction and alternate along the second direction, so that the first and second sets of teeth are thereby arranged perpendicular to a lateral axis of the unitary storage bin to thereby inhibit the unitary storage bin from collapsing inwards due to the weight of articles stored within the unitary storage bin, and wherein each removable fastener passes through an opening in an uppermost side of each projecting edge of the sidewalls to lockingly engage a respective one of the plurality of mounting blocks and thereby apply a clamping force between the first and second sets of teeth.