Patent ID: 7591516

Claim:
A refrigerator, comprising: a main body; a thermally insulated door slidably coupled to the main body; a frame coupled to a rear face of the door such that the frame slidably moves together with the door relative to the main body; a basket supported by the frame and detachably coupled to the frame, wherein the basket slides into and out of the main body together with the frame and the door; and a first rotatable coupler that rotatably couples the door to a front end of the frame so as to allow the door to selectively rotate through a predetermined angle with respect to the frame, wherein the first rotatable coupler comprises: a first link and a second link, wherein proximal ends of the first link and the second link are rotatably connected to the door and the frame, respectively, and distal ends of the first link and the second link are rotatably coupled to each other; a fastener that penetrates a first locking hole formed in the first link and is selectively inserted into a second locking hole formed in the frame such that the first link is positioned between an outer end of the fastener and the frame so as to regulate a tilting motion of the door relative to the frame; and a storage hole formed in the frame and configured to receive the fastener when the door is tilted away from the frame, wherein, when the fastener is inserted into the second locking hole after penetrating the first link, the door is in a vertical position and slides back and forth together with the frame, and wherein, when the fastener is received in the storage hole, the door is released from the frame so as to tilt relative to the frame, wherein an extent of tilt of the door is limited by the fastener.