Drawer assembly and method of mounting the drawer assembly in a refrigerated compartment
A refrigerator includes a refrigerated compartment and a door configured to selectively seal the refrigerated compartment. A drawer assembly is mounted in the refrigerated compartment. The drawer assembly includes a glide and a drawer. The glide has a glide rail movable relative to the refrigerated compartment and a glide endcap directly coupled to the glide rail. The drawer has a front wall, a rear wall, a bottom wall, opposing side walls and a retaining clip. The retaining clip is directly coupled to the glide endcap. The retaining clip and the glide endcap prevent the drawer from moving vertically relative to the glide rail.
1. A refrigerator comprising:
a refrigerated compartment;
a door configured to selectively seal the refrigerated compartment;
a drawer assembly mounted in the refrigerated compartment, wherein the drawer assembly includes:
a glide having:
a glide rail movable relative to the refrigerated compartment; and
a glide endcap directly coupled to the glide rail; and
a drawer having:
a front wall, a rear wall, a bottom wall and opposing side walls;
a retaining clip directly coupled to the glide endcap, wherein the retaining clip and the glide endcap prevent the drawer from moving vertically relative to the glide rail.
2. The refrigerator of claim 1 , wherein:
the glide endcap includes a lug;
the retaining clip includes a hole; and
the lug extends through the hole.
3. The refrigerator of claim 2 , wherein:
the lug has a first portion that is sloped downward and forward relative to a front face of the glide endcap; and
the glide endcap and the retaining clip are configured so that the retaining clip contacts and slides across the first portion during attachment of the drawer to the glide.
4. The refrigerator of claim 3 , wherein:
the retaining clip has a second portion that is angled rearward relative to a front face of the retaining clip; and
the hole is formed in the second portion.
5. The refrigerator of claim 4 , wherein:
the retaining clip has a third portion that is angled forward relative to the second portion; and
the retaining clip is configured so that pulling forward on the third portion causes the lug to exit the hole.
6. The refrigerator of claim 1 , wherein:
the drawer has a slot including an aperture;
the glide rail is received in the slot; and
the glide endcap is received in the aperture.
7. The refrigerator of claim 6 , wherein the slot is located in one of the opposing side walls.
8. A drawer assembly comprising:
a glide including:
a glide rail; and
a glide endcap directly coupled to the glide rail; and
a drawer including:
a front wall, a rear wall, a bottom wall and opposing side walls;
a retaining clip directly coupled to the glide endcap, wherein the retaining clip and the glide endcap prevent the drawer from moving vertically relative to the glide rail.
9. The drawer assembly of claim 8 , wherein:
the glide endcap includes a lug;
the retaining clip includes a hole; and
the lug extends through the hole.
10. The drawer assembly of claim 9 , wherein:
the lug has a first portion that is sloped downward and forward relative to a front face of the glide endcap; and
the glide endcap and the retaining clip are configured so that the retaining clip contacts and slides across the first portion during attachment of the drawer to the glide.
11. The drawer assembly of claim 10 , wherein:
the retaining clip has a second portion that is angled rearward relative to a front face of the retaining clip; and
the hole is formed in the second portion.
12. The drawer assembly of claim 11 , wherein:
the retaining clip has a third portion that is angled forward relative to the second portion; and
the retaining clip is configured so that pulling forward on the third portion causes the lug to exit the hole.
13. The drawer assembly of claim 8 , wherein:
the drawer has a slot including an aperture;
the glide rail is received in the slot; and
the glide endcap is received in the aperture.
14. The drawer assembly of claim 13 , wherein the slot is located in one of the opposing side walls.
15. A method of mounting a drawer in a refrigerated compartment of a refrigerator, the drawer including a front wall, a rear wall, a bottom wall and opposing side walls, and the refrigerator including a door configured to selectively seal the refrigerated compartment, the method comprising:
coupling the drawer to a glide having a glide rail movable relative to the refrigerated compartment and a glide endcap directly coupled to the glide rail, wherein coupling the drawer to the glide includes:
directly coupling a retaining clip of the drawer to the glide endcap, wherein the retaining clip and the glide endcap prevent the drawer from moving vertically relative to the glide rail.
16. The method of claim 15 , wherein:
the glide endcap includes a lug;
the retaining clip includes a hole; and
directly coupling the retaining clip to the glide endcap includes causing the lug to extend through the hole.
17. The method of claim 16 , wherein:
the lug has a first portion that is sloped downward and forward relative to a front face of the glide endcap; and
directly coupling the retaining clip to the glide endcap includes causing the retaining clip to contact and slide across the first portion.
18. The method of claim 17 , wherein:
the retaining clip has a second portion that is angled rearward relative to a front face of the retaining clip;
the hole is formed in the second portion; and
directly coupling the retaining clip to the glide endcap includes causing the second portion to deflect forward until the lug enters the hole.
19. The method of claim 18 , wherein the retaining clip has a third portion that is angled forward relative to the second portion, the method further comprising detaching the drawer from the glide by pulling forward on the third portion to cause the lug to exit the hole.
20. The method of claim 15 , wherein:
the drawer has a slot including an aperture; and
coupling the drawer to the glide includes positioning the glide rail in the slot and the glide endcap in the aperture.
21. The refrigerator of claim 1 , wherein:
the glide endcap includes a lug;
the retaining clip includes a hole;
the lug extends through the hole; and
the retaining clip is configured so that pulling on the retaining clip causes the lug to exit the hole.
22. The drawer assembly of claim 8 , wherein:
the glide endcap includes a lug;
the retaining clip includes a hole;
the lug extends through the hole; and
the retaining clip is configured so that pulling on the retaining clip causes the lug to exit the hole.
23. The method of claim 15 , wherein:
the glide endcap includes a lug;
the retaining clip includes a hole; and
directly coupling the retaining clip to the glide endcap includes causing the lug to extend through the hole, the method further comprising detaching the drawer from the glide by pulling on the retaining clip to cause the lug to exit the hole.