US 11,805,901 B2
Appliance storage assembly
Kamil Musa El-Sayed, Wroclaw (PL); Bartosz Daniel Stawczyk, Wroclaw (PL); and Atishkumar S. Dhage, Pune (IN)
Assigned to Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US)
Filed by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION, Benton Harbor, MI (US)
Filed on Dec. 28, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/563,357.
Application 17/563,357 is a continuation of application No. 17/093,703, filed on Nov. 10, 2020, granted, now 11,246,412.
Application 17/093,703 is a continuation of application No. 16/677,144, filed on Nov. 7, 2019, granted, now 10,835,040, issued on Nov. 17, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0117392 A1, Apr. 21, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A47B 88/975 (2017.01); A47B 88/994 (2017.01); F25D 23/06 (2006.01); A47B 57/58 (2006.01)
CPC A47B 88/975 (2017.01) [A47B 57/583 (2013.01); A47B 88/994 (2017.01); F25D 23/069 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An appliance, comprising:
a cabinet defining a compartment;
a storage feature selectively disposed within the compartment, wherein the storage feature includes a base at least partially defining a storage cavity;
a rail assembly including a rail and a rail slide, wherein the rail is coupled to the cabinet and the rail slide is coupled to the storage feature, and wherein the storage feature is operable between a stowed position and a deployed position; and
a divider having at least one retaining member comprising a first retaining member defining first grooves and a second retaining member defining second grooves, and at least one magnet, wherein the divider is configured to magnetically engage with the base within the storage cavity, and wherein the first retaining member is spaced from the second retaining member by a connecting member.