Patent ID: 8075075

Claim:
A tray assembly in a cooling appliance, which is a refrigerator or a freezer, comprising at least one tray ( 10 ) located in the cooling space of the cooling appliance, wherein an insert ( 20 ) is provided which is movable with respect to the tray ( 10 ) and which forms a surface of a unit comprising the tray ( 10 ) and the insert ( 20 ) at least regionally in at least one position, wherein the insert ( 20 ) includes on at least a first side a plurality of parallel elongated recesses ( 30 ) each having a curved bottom surface, each elongated recess ( 30 ) having an open end and an opposite rounded end wherein a plate ( 60 ) is provided which is dimensioned such that it can be received either beneath or above said insert ( 20 ) which is received in a recess ( 50 ) in the tray ( 10 ).