Patent ID: 9140482
Filing Date: 2015-09-22
Classification: F25D

Abstract:
1. A storage basket for holding multiple product units inside a freezer, the freezer including a cabinet communicating with a cooling air flow and having a plurality of supporting shelves configured to enable the cooling air flow to move within the cabinet, the storage basket comprising: first and second spaced-apart sidewalls; a plurality of inclined shelves extending between and operatively coupled to the first and second sidewalls, the plurality of inclined shelves being configured to support the multiple product units thereon and being oriented at an acute angle relative to a horizontal plane; and at least one handle for permitting manual grasping of the storage basket during movement of the storage basket into and out of the freezer, wherein the plurality of inclined shelves include a plurality of air flow apertures configured to enable the cooling air flow in the cabinet to move around and through the storage basket and around the multiple product units when the storage basket is located in the freezer, and wherein each of the plurality of inclined shelves further comprises: an inclined shelf surface that is generally planar and is configured to support the multiple product units thereon, the inclined shelf surface defining a front edge and a rear edge; a front wall that is generally planar and extends upwardly from adjacent the front edge of the inclined shelf surface and positioned to prevent the multiple product units from sliding off of the inclined shelf surface; and a rear wall that is generally planar and extends downwardly from adjacent the rear edge of the inclined shelf surface.