Patent ID: 8608264

Claim:
In a refrigerator comprising a cabinet shell and a liner disposed in the cabinet shell, the liner including opposing, fore-to-aft extending side walls and a back wall defining, at least in part, a food storage compartment, a rail system for removably supporting side sliding shelves comprising: first and second horizontally spaced rails positioned adjacent the back wall, each of the first and second rails including a plurality of spaced-apart apertures; a crossbar having a first end and a second end, with the first end being removably supported in a select one of the plurality of apertures of the first rail and the second end being removably supported in a select one of the plurality of apertures of the second rail wherein each of the plurality of apertures of the first and second rails is defined by first and second slots extending along intersecting axes, with the crossbar being removably supported by each of the first and second rails after being inserted into the first slot and rotated into the second slot; and a shelf having at least one hook, said shelf being removably hung upon the crossbar by the hook and extending from the crossbar in cantilevered fashion.