Patent ID: 6663204
Filing Date: 2003-12-16
Classification: A47B,F25D

Abstract:
In a refrigerator cabinet having a rear wall, opposing first and second side walls and an open front, a two part shelf assembly comprising:at least four shelf support members mounted to the rear wall and the opposing first and second side walls of the cabinet for supporting the two part shelf assembly solely from the rear wall and the opposing first and second side walls of the cabinet, a main shelf portion having a first frame supporting a first load supporting floor, the first load supporting floor extending from the rear wall towards the open front and extending from the first side wall partially across the width of the cabinet, the first frame having a forward portion mounted by at least one of the shelf support members to the first side wall, and the first frame having a rear frame member supported by at least two shelf support members to the cabinet to extend across the width of the cabinet adjacent the rear wall; and, an auxiliary shelf portion inserted into the cabinet and mounted relative to the main shelf portion and the second side wall of the cabinet, the auxiliary shelf portion having a second frame supporting a second load supporting floor, the second load supporting floor extending from the rear wall towards the open front and extending from the second side wall partially across the width of the cabinet to lie adjacent and spaced from the first load supporting floor, the second frame having a forward portion mounted by at least one of the shelf support members to the second side wall, and the second frame supported by the rear frame member of the first frame adjacent the rear wall.