Patent ID: 6119428
Filing Date: 2000-09-19
Classification: F25D

Abstract:
A freezer compartment having a removable protective liner for a freezer, said freezer compartment comprising: side and bottom freezer walls defining the freezer compartment, which walls are maintained at temperatures below freezing during operation of the freezer; a removable protective liner positioned inside the freezer compartment along one or more of the freezer walls to be protected so as to substantially cover the wall; a supporting frame for the liner; and a mesh material of low thermal conductivity supported by the supporting frame so as to be spaced from the freezer wall to protect an individual using the freezer from touching the freezer wall in the area where the liner is in place along the wall, the mesh material having one or more openings to allow air to circulate through the liner to and from the freezer walls so as not to adversely affect the efficiency of the freezer.