Patent ID: 9033438
Filing Date: 2015-05-19
Classification: F25D

Abstract:
1. A shelf assembly for a refrigerator comprising a food compartment and a door configured to provide access to the food compartment, the food compartment comprising a rear wall and a pair of opposed side walls extending normal from the rear wall, the shelf assembly comprising: a first shelf portion comprising a first planar support surface that is arranged normal to the rear wall and the pair of opposed side walls; a second shelf portion comprising a second planar support surface, the second shelf portion being slidably moveable relative to the first shelf portion between an extended position and a retracted position; a rear track having a first ramp surface and a second ramp surface, the rear track configured to support and guide the second shelf portion as the second shelf portion is slidably moved between the extended and retracted positions, wherein at the extended position, the second shelf portion is arranged relative to the first shelf portion such that the second planar support surface is substantially coplanar with the first planar support surface and the second planar support surface is located generally between the first planar support surface and one of the side walls, and wherein at the retracted position, a majority of the second planar support surface is arranged subjacent to the first planar support surface, and a frame configured to support the first and the second shelf portions, wherein the frame includes two opposed side arms and a middle support arm that are arranged in parallel and extend from the rear track.