Patent ID: 6170276
Filing Date: 2001-01-09
Classification: F25D

Abstract:
In a refrigerator including a liner mounted within a cabinet shell so as to define a refrigerator storage compartment, a crisper system comprising:an enclosure mounted within the storage compartment, said enclosure having an open frontal portion and being defined by inner and outer walls, with the inner walls being arranged within and internally spaced from the outer walls, one of said outer walls being provided with an opening for the introduction of a flow of cooling air between the inner and outer walls; anda food receptacle including a storage body having a front wall, said food receptacle being slidably mounted for movement relative to the enclosure between a retracted position, wherein the storage body is arranged within the inner walls and the front wall extends across the open frontal portion of the enclosure such that food items supported within the storage body are indirectly cooled by the air flowing between the inner and outer walls, and an extended position, wherein the food receptacle is at least partially withdrawn from the enclosure to access the storage body.