Patent ID: 8414095

Claim:
A shelf assembly in a refrigerator or similar enclosure having first and second sides, and a rear defining an interior, said shelf assembly comprising: at least one shelf secured within an interior of said refrigerator so as to be movable between a retracted position and an extended position, for purposes of facilitating placement and removal of articles on said shelf by a user; a cantilever frame secured in a stationary manner within said refrigerator interior and coupled to said refrigerator shelf so as to slidably support said shelf as said shelf moves between said retracted position and said extended position, said cantilever frame comprising first and second opposing sideplates; said first sideplate provided adjacent the first side of the refrigerator and having first side hangar means, for purposes of removably securing said cantilever frame to said refrigerator interior; said second sideplate being substantially L-shaped, having a first portion extending substantially parallel to said first sideplate and a second side rear bracket extension portion extending from a rear end of the first portion away from first said sideplate to provide for an offset of said refrigerator shelf from said second side of said refrigerator interior; said second side rear bracket extension is sized and configured so as to provide for said offset so that when said refrigerator shelf is extended forwardly relative to said cantilever frame, a front end of said refrigerator shelf will not abut or otherwise be interfered with by any portion of a door of said refrigerator, when said door is in an open position; and said second side rear bracket extension is further sized and configured so that said offset provides for a functional space between said second side of said shelf assembly and said second side of said refrigerator interior, said functional space remaining stationary in position when said shelf extends forwardly relative to said cantilever frame, and said functional space provides for interchangeability of functional components within said functional space.