Refrigerator bucket

Abstract

A refrigerator bucket for mounting to a refrigerator door is disclosed. The refrigerator bucket includes a container having an open top face with a finished top edge and tabs extending downwardly from the top edge of the container for connecting the container to the refrigerator door, and a trim piece connected to the container, the trim piece at least partially covering the finished top edge of the container.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A refrigerator bucket for mounting to a refrigerator door, comprising: 
 a container having an open top face with a finished top edge and tabs extending downwardly from the top edge of the container for connecting the container to the refrigerator door; and    a trim piece operatively connected to the container for at least partially covering the finished top edge of the container.    
     
     
         2 . The refrigerator bucket of  claim 1  wherein the trim piece is connected to the container using ultrasonic welding.  
     
     
         3 . The refrigerator bucket of  claim 1  wherein the trim piece includes a top side and an underside, the underside having an energy director for ultrasonic welding to the container.  
     
     
         4 . The refrigerator bucket of  claim 1  wherein the container is composed of a clear thermoplastic.  
     
     
         5 . The refrigerator bucket of  claim 1  wherein the trim piece is composed of an opaque thermoplastic.  
     
     
         6 . A method for manufacturing a refrigerator bucket, comprising: 
 providing a container having a finished open top face with a finished top edge;    providing a trim piece having a finished top side and an unfinished underside for at least partially covering the finished top edge of the container, the unfinished underside having an energy director for welding to the container; and    welding the underside of the trim piece to the container.    
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6  wherein the container is composed of clear thermoplastic.  
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 6  wherein the container is composed of an opaque thermoplastic.  
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 6  wherein the container includes tabs downwardly extending from the finished top edge for connecting the container to a refrigerator door.  
     
     
         10 . A refrigerator bucket for mounting to a refrigerator door, comprising: 
 a container having an open top face with a finished top edge;    a trim piece having a top side and an underside, the underside having an energy director; and    the trim piece ultrasonically welded to the container such that the trim piece at least partially covers the finished top edge of the container.    
     
     
         11 . The refrigerator bucket of  claim 10  wherein the container includes tabs extending downwardly from the finished top edge for connecting the container to the refrigerator door.  
     
     
         12 . The refrigerator bucket of  claim 10  wherein the container is composed of a clear thermoplastic.  
     
     
         13 . The refrigerator bucket of  claim 10  wherein the trim piece is composed of an opaque thermoplastic.