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Title:
APPLIANCE EQUIPPED WITH A CASCADING BASKET SYSTEM
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2020/147692
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
An appliance (100) equipped with a cascading basket system (200) is provided. In one example aspect, the cascading basket system (200) includes a first basket (210) connected to a door (130) and movable together forward and backward, a second basket (310) positioned above the first basket (210), and a third basket (410) positioned above the second basket (310). The cascading basket system (200) includes features that allow a user to pull out the baskets as a single unit and in a cascading manner by moving the door (130) forward. As one example, the first and second baskets (210, 310) can define pocket recesses configured to receive rollers of the seconds and third baskets (310, 410) respectively to engage the baskets. As another example, the first and second baskets (210, 310) can include protruding ribs that receive bosses of the seconds and third baskets (310, 410) respectively to engage the baskets. In another example, the baskets can include magnets to move the baskets forward together as a single unit.

Inventors:
WANTLAND LOUIS A (US)
CHELLAPPAN BAGAWATHKUMAR (US)
Application Number:
PCT/CN2020/071830
Publication Date:
July 23, 2020
Filing Date:
January 13, 2020
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
QINGDAO HAIER REFRIGERATOR CO LTD (CN)
HAIER SMART HOME CO LTD (CN)
HAIER US APPLIANCE SOLUTIONS INC (US)
International Classes:
A47B88/75; F25D25/02
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Other References:
See also references of EP 3877710A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
WISEAST INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW FIRM (CN)
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