Patent ID: 8702185

Claim:
A bottom-mount refrigerator appliance comprising: a cabinet defining an upper fresh food chamber and a lower freezer chamber for receipt of food items, the lower freezer chamber comprising: a top wall; a bottom wall spaced apart from said top wall along a vertical direction; and a first side wall and a second side wall extending between said top and bottom walls along the vertical direction, said first and second side walls being spaced apart along a horizontal direction; a basket received within the lower freezer chamber of said cabinet, said basket extending between a top portion and a bottom portion along the vertical direction, said basket having a bottom plate that is substantially arcuate along the horizontal direction; a freezer drawer slidingly mounted within the lower freezer chamber and configured for permitting selective access to the lower freezer chamber of said cabinet, said drawer comprising: a freezer door; a first drawer slide and a second drawer slide mounting said freezer door to said cabinet and supporting said basket at the bottom portion of said basket, said first drawer slide secured to said first side wall at a bottom of the lower freezer chamber, said second drawer slide secured to said second side wall at the bottom of the lower freezer chamber, said first and second drawer slides each having a bracket with a flange of said basket positioned thereon in order to support said basket; a third drawer slide disposed below said basket on the vertical direction and disposed between said first and second drawer slides on the horizontal direction; and a cross-member extending between and connecting said first, second, and third drawer slides, the cross-member disposed below said basket on the vertical direction.