Patent ID: 9709322
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: F25D

Claim:
1. A refrigeration appliance, comprising: an appliance housing; a liner within the appliance housing and providing an upper interior storage chamber and a lower interior storage chamber separated by a mullion; an upper movable closure movable between an open position providing access to the upper interior storage chamber, and a closed position closing the upper interior storage chamber; and a lower movable closure movable between an open position providing access to the lower interior storage chamber, and a closed position closing the lower interior storage chamber, wherein the mullion forms a storage pocket, and the refrigeration appliance further comprises a deployable shelf configured to be withdrawn from the storage pocket in the mullion, wherein the deployable shelf comprises at least one deployable leg for supporting the shelf when withdrawn from the storage pocket, and wherein the deployable shelf is configured as an inverted tray having a perimeter edge that extends downward from an upper surface of the shelf, and the at least one deployable leg is hingedly connected to the deployable shelf for storage within the inverted tray.