Patent ID: 6085542
Filing Date: 2000-07-11
Classification: F25D

Abstract:
In a refrigerator including a cabinet shell within which is defined fresh food and freezer compartments separated by a partition, with the fresh food and freezer compartments being selectively accessed by opening respective doors, having respective inner wall portions, pivotally mounted about substantially vertical axes to the cabinet shell, a refrigerated product storage system comprising:a first product support shelf projecting from the inner wall portion of the fresh food compartment door; anda chill compartment door including an inner portion, an outer portion and a wrap around section, the inner portion of said chill compartment door being pivotally mounted for movement relative to the fresh food compartment door about a substantially vertical axis such that the chill compartment door is selectively movable between an open position, wherein access to the first shelf is provided, and a closed position, wherein the chill compartment door extends across the inner wall portion of the fresh food compartment door and the wrap around section projects towards the inner wall portion of the fresh food compartment door to enclose the first shelf within a chill compartment.