Patent ID: 7429091

Claim:
A refrigeration unit, comprising: a cabinet having a front access opening for accessing a storage cavity defined by a back wall and opposite first and second side walls that define a lateral dimension of the cavity; a shelf disposed within the cabinet and being essentially rigid between opposite first and second ends spaced apart a shelf dimension that is greater than the lateral dimension of the cavity between the first and second side walls, the shelf including a front end and a back end; and first and second rests aligned with one another so as to support the shelf, the first rest being associated with a recess in the first side wall and extends a prescribed distance between the front access opening and the back wall, wherein the recess opens facing the second side wall and extends away from the second side wall so that the rests can support the shelf within the cabinet so that the shelf dimension is essentially perpendicular to the first and second side walls, and wherein the recess extends toward the back wall from the access opening a distance less than the prescribed distance and extends to a height dimension that permits the first end of the shelf to pivot toward the second side wall about the second end of the shelf only after the shelf is pulled out slightly toward the front access opening so that the back end of the shelf is just in front of a back of the recess, without changing the shelf dimension.