Patent ID: 7300120

Claim:
A door basket mounting structure for a refrigerator, comprising: a door liner that defines a rear surface of a door, the door liner including at least one slot, the at least one slot being formed to extend from side to side by recessing a portion of an outer surface of the door liner; a slot cover configured to protect at least one outward projection of the at least one slot from a foam pressure applied when forming an insulating layer, the outward projection of the at least one slot being formed on a rear surface of the door liner by forming the at least one slot; and a door basket formed with a storage space therein and provided with at least one mounting projection configured to be inserted into and slid from side to side along the at least one slot, wherein the slot cover comprises: a cover body installed in a position spaced apart by a predetermined interval from an inner surface of the door liner, the cover body being adjacent to a distal portion of the mounting projection; and at least one pair of upper and lower cover portions protruding from a surface of the cover body toward the at least one mounting projection, the upper and lower cover portions being shaped to correspond to upper and lower surfaces of the at least one mounting projection, respectively.