Best Buy has been granted a patent for a switch designed for appliance shelving, allowing for vertical adjustment and secure placement within a refrigerator door. The switch includes a handle, mounting rod, and biasing member to engage with ditch steps on the door liner. GlobalData’s report on Best Buy gives a 360-degree view of the company including its patenting strategy. Buy the report here.
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According to GlobalData’s company profile on Best Buy, was a key innovation area identified from patents. Best Buy's grant share as of May 2024 was 29%. Grant share is based on the ratio of number of grants to total number of patents.
Switch for refrigerator door shelf vertical adjustment
A recently granted patent (Publication Number: US11953259B2) discloses a unique switch designed for use in appliance shelving. The switch includes a switch handle, a mounting rod, and a biasing member. The switch handle features a long component and a short component, with the long component having a ditch step engagement end and a length greater than the short component. The switch handle is pivotable about the mounting rod, with the biasing member positioned within a notch to bias the long component outwardly away from a gap wall. The switch is specifically designed to be positioned above gap walls on a shelf, which can be part of an appliance door, with rows of ditch steps on opposing sidewalls for engagement.
Furthermore, the patent also covers a shelf comprising gap walls at each end, with a switch positioned above each gap wall. Each switch on the shelf includes a switch handle, mounting rod, and biasing member, similar to the switch described earlier. The gap walls are positioned between protrusions with pillars, creating a switch pocket for the handle to fit into. The mounting rod passes through holes in the pillars to secure the switch in place. Additionally, the patent extends to a shelving system for a refrigerator, incorporating the unique switch design for shelves positioned between opposing sidewalls with rows of ditch steps for engagement. This innovative shelving system allows for efficient and secure positioning of shelves within the refrigerator door.
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