Insulated and Charged To-Go Bins for a Refrigerator Appliance

a technology for refrigerators and to-go bins, which is applied in the field of refrigerator appliances, can solve the problems of increased significant handling, movement, etc., and achieves the effects of reducing the risk of food items being damaged, not being chilled or insulated, and being easy to mov

Inactive Publication Date: 2017-10-12
HAIER US APPLIANCE SOLUTIONS INC
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Consequently, the process of transporting cold food items from chilled storage at the grocery store to a home refrigerator appliance can involve significant handling, movement, and sorting of the food items.
Therefore, the current method for transporting cold food items from chilled storage at grocery store to the consumer's home refrigerator involves a substantial amount of handling, transporting, and sorting of food items.
Not only does this require additional bags for transportation and increase the risk of damage to the food items, but the food items are not chilled or insulated during transport.

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[0018]Reference now will be made in detail to embodiments of the invention, one or more examples of which are illustrated in the drawings. Each example is provided by way of explanation of the invention, not limitation of the invention. In fact, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the scope or spirit of the invention. For instance, features illustrated or described as part of one embodiment can be used with another embodiment to yield a still further embodiment. Thus, it is intended that the present invention covers such modifications and variations as come within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents.

[0019]FIG. 1 provides a perspective view of a refrigerator appliance 100 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present subject matter. Refrigerator appliance 100 includes a cabinet or housing 102 that extends between a top 104 and a bottom 106 along a...

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A storage bin for a refrigerator appliance is provided. The storage bin defines a storage compartment for receiving food articles and may be removably received within a chilled chamber of the refrigerator appliance. The storage bin may further include a carrying handle, such that it is easily portable outside the refrigerator appliance. The storage bin may have cold pack material and / or insulating material in its walls such that the storage compartment remains cool for a period of time after the storage bin is removed from the refrigerator appliance. Due to the fact that the storage bin is chilled and easily portable, it is ideal for grocery shopping, for taking on a picnic, or for any other use involving travel with food items that must remain cool during transport.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present subject matter relates generally to refrigerator appliances, and more particularly to chilled and portable storage bins for refrigerator appliances.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Refrigerator appliances generally include a cabinet that defines a chilled chamber for receipt of food articles for storage. The refrigerator appliances can also include various storage components mounted within the chilled chamber and designed to facilitate storage of food items therein. Such storage components can include racks, bins, shelves, or drawers that receive food items and assist with organizing and arranging of such food items within the chilled chamber.[0003]However, conventional storage components are fixed within the refrigerator appliance. Consequently, the process of transporting cold food items from chilled storage at the grocery store to a home refrigerator appliance can involve significant handling, movement, and sorting of the food items. For ex...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): F25D3/08F25D25/02F25D11/00
CPCF25D3/08F25D2201/12F25D25/025F25D11/006F25D2303/0845F25D2400/10F25D2303/0831F25D2303/0843
Inventor FENKO, ANNAMITCHELL, ALAN JOSEPH
Owner HAIER US APPLIANCE SOLUTIONS INC
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