Patent ID: 7357469

Claim:
A refrigerator comprising: a cabinet; a liner arranged within the cabinet, said liner having top, bottom and opposing side walls defining, at least in part, a refrigerated compartment; a door pivotally mounted relative to the cabinet for selectively closing the refrigerated compartment; a shelf mounted in the refrigerator compartment for supporting articles to be refrigerated, said shelf including a substantially flat planar portion defined, at least in part, by first and second opposing side sections and a front edge section; and an article retainer assembly including: first and second support brackets mounted to the shelf, each of said first and second support brackets including a guide track; and a retaining member positioned across the front edge section of the shelf between the first and second support brackets, said retaining member including a main body portion having first and second end sections, each of said first and second end sections being provided with a pivot post extending into the guide track of a respective one of the first and second support brackets, said pivot post being adapted to transition along the guide track as the retaining member shifts between three distinct positions including a first position, wherein the retaining member extends above the front edge section of the shelf to block articles on the shelf, a second position wherein the retaining member is lowered to expose articles stored on the shelf, and a third, stowed position wherein the retaining member is maintained in a location assuring unobstructed access to articles stored on the shelf.