Self-supporting shelf for a cabinet, in particular a refrigerator

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EP 1 790 250 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	03.08.2011 Bulletin 2011/31

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	30.05.2007 Bulletin 2007/22

(21)	Application number: 06122218.8

(22)	Date of filing: 12.10.2006

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

A47B 57/26^(2006.01)
F25D 25/02^(2006.01)

A47B 96/02^(2006.01)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL BA HR MK RS

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Priority:

09.11.2005 IT MI20052138

(71)	Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
	Benton Harbor Michigan 49022 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	Molteni, Paolo 21025, Comerio (IT) Petrali, Pierluigi 21025, Comerio (IT) Ruggeri, Luca 21025, Comerio (IT) Pucciarini, Anna 21025, Comerio (IT) Gastaldello, Fabio 21025, Comerio (IT) Braghini, Giorgio 21025, Comerio (IT)

(74)	Representative: Guerci, Alessandro
	Whirlpool Europe S.r.l. Patent Department Viale G. Borghi 27 21025 Comerio (VA) 21025 Comerio (VA) (IT)

(54)	Self-supporting shelf for a cabinet, in particular a refrigerator

(57) A shelf for a cabinet (3), comprising a body (7) to be disposed in at least one cavity (2) of said cabinet (3), in this latter the body (7) being positioned transversely to present a flat surface (8) intended to support products, the body (7) presenting opposing sides (22, 23) to be positioned facing corresponding side walls (2A and 2B) of said cavity (2); the body (7) of the shelf (1) comprises at least two parts (10, 11; 100, 102; 90, 91, 92) lockable in a working position in which said body is substantially flat and its opposing sides (22, 23) cooperate with the side walls (2A and 2B) of the cavity (2); said sides (22, 23) carrying coupling means (24) to be positioned on said walls (2A and 2B) when said body (7) is in said working position so as to fix it to said walls and enable the shelf (1) to be self-supporting in said cavity (2) in a substantially flat position.

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