Patent ID: 8517483

Claim:
A domestic refrigerator comprising: a housing having a refrigerated compartment defined therein, a sliding drawer positioned in the refrigerated compartment, the sliding drawer having a number of sidewalls that define a storage chamber and a pair of mounting arms integrally formed with one sidewall and extending therefrom into the storage chamber, and a plurality of interchangeable utility modules sized to be positioned within the storage chamber of the sliding drawer and configured to be separately mated with the pair of mounting arms, wherein the plurality of interchangeable utility modules include: a first interchangeable utility module positioned in the storage chamber, the first interchangeable utility module comprising (i) a pair of slots mated with the mounting arms of the sliding drawer, (ii) a housing having a vented compartment defined therein, the vented compartment being sized to receive a sachet containing an ethylene absorbing agent, (iii) a cover hinged to an upper end of the housing, the cover being moveable between an open position in which user access to the vented compartment is permitted and a closed position in which user access to the vented compartment is prevented, and (iv) a removable elapsed time indicator secured to the cover and configured to provide an indication of the ethylene absorbing agent, and a second interchangeable utility module comprising (i) a pair of slots configured to be separately mated with the mounting arms of the sliding drawer in place of the first interchangeable utility module such that only the second interchangeable utility module is mated with the mounting arms, and (ii) a housing having a compartment defined therein and a cover hinged to an upper end of the housing.