Patent ID: 7350886

Claim:
A refrigerator storage bin in combination with a refrigerator, the storage bin comprising: a main body portion defining a bin storage area; and a cover selectively providing access to the bin storage area, the cover being pivotally coupled to a sidewall of a cabinet of the refrigerator for rotation about a pivot axis between an open position and a closed position, the cover positioned over the main body portion in the closed position, the cover including a rear portion with a surface that cooperates with a portion of an upper surface of the main body portion through sliding engagement therebetween to articulate the cover from the closed position to the open position in response to translation of the main body portion from a first position to a second position, the portion of the upper surface cooperates with the cover through sliding engagement being spaced from a front face of the main body portion; the cooperating surface of the cover is disposed proximate the fixed pivot axis, and the cover includes at least one downwardly extending leg, the at least one downwardly extending leg defining the surface of the cover that cooperates with the upper surface; wherein the at least one leg is spaced from a remainder of the cover to define an opening therebetween, the opening receiving a pivot pin extending from the sidewall of the cabinet.