Patent ID: 7748805

Claim:
A food item support element for use with a refrigerator having an interior liner, the liner having at least two laterally spaced apart and vertically oriented channels arranged therein, the channels being defined by vertical channel side walls spaced apart from one another by a width, said support element comprising: a substantially horizontal support surface extending laterally substantially a full width of said support element and having two lateral ends, said support surface being sized and arranged to vertically support a food item, with a rear edge arranged to engage the liner, lateral side walls located at each lateral end of said support surface and extending upwardly above said support surface, and a plurality of support arms with at least one support arm located adjacent each lateral end of said support surface, said support arms being pivotally mounted to a wall of said support element with a portion of each support arm extending forwardly of the pivot mounting and a portion extending rearwardly of said rear edge and being laterally biased such that a portion of each of said support arms will project into the channels in the liner and be pressed against one of the side walls of each of the channels.