Patent ID: 8622494

Claim:
A shelf assembly for use in a refrigerator, said shelf assembly comprising: a glass panel; said glass panel comprising a central region and a perimeter region; wherein said perimeter region comprises an upwardly turned spill prevention lip; wherein said upwardly turned spill prevention lip is upwardly turned relative to said central region via a glass forming process; wherein said upwardly turned spill prevention lip comprises upwardly turned lip portions at front, rear, left and right sides of said glass panel; wherein said central region of said glass panel comprises a storage portion and wherein said upwardly turned spill prevention lip circumscribes the periphery of said central region to limit spillage of liquid over the sides of said glass panel; a pair of support rails, wherein each of said support rails includes an attaching portion, and wherein said attaching portions of said support rails are bonded via cured adhesive at lower surfaces of said left and right sides of said glass panel; and wherein each of said support rails includes an attachment element that is configured to attach to a structure of a refrigerator to mount said shelf assembly at the refrigerator.