Patent ID: 8231190

Claim:
A refrigerator having at least one insulated compartment, comprising: a pair of fixed slides attached to opposite side walls of the inner surface of the at least one compartment; a pair of movable slides combined with the fixed slides to be movable forward and back with respect to the fixed slides and having a distal end; a door pivot connected to each of the movable slides adjacent the distal end; an insulated compartment door pivotally mounted to the door pivots for movement with the movable slides between a closed position closing the insulated compartment and an open position; a food storage basket having opposite side walls with a basket pivot and a guide surface follower on each of the opposite side walls; and a support mechanism for mounting the food storage basket for movement with the compartment door and movable slides and for moving the food storage basket upward when the door is moved to the open position comprising: a guide plate mounted to each of the movable slides and having a guide surface arranged to be engaged by a food storage basket guide surface follower; a pair of links mounted to the insulated compartment door at one end and having a distal end, each link positioned on the insulated compartment door to be adjacent one of the food storage basket opposite side walls and having a first link pivot at the distal end to pivotally connect to a food storage basket pivot, wherein each of the links further includes a second link pivot arranged to pivotally connect to the door pivots to pivotally connect the insulated compartment door to the movable slides.