Refrigerator

Abstract

Provided is an auxiliary member on a refrigerator shelf to receive bottle-type containers, which allows free space defined between the shelf and another shelf to be used as a container storage space through a user's selective manipulation of a container storage portion. The container storage portion can be adjusted in width through manipulation by a user, and through adjusting its width, a storage space is defined between the shelf and the container storage portion.

1 . A refrigerator, comprising:
 a body including a cooling compartment;   a shelf attached to the body within the cooling compartment, the shelf including:
 a planar surface to support one or more items, and 
 a frame to support the planar surface, the frame including a guide slot; and 
   a storage member having a main body configured to support one or more items, the storage member including a first supporter and a second supporter, wherein the first supporter is slidable along the guide slot toward and away from the second supporter.   
   
   
       2 . The refrigerator of  claim 1 , wherein a portion of the first supporter protrudes through the guide slot. 
   
   
       3 . The refrigerator of  claim 2 , further comprising a lever connected to the portion of the first supporter, the lever locating the first supporter at predetermined locations along the guide slot. 
   
   
       4 . The refrigerator of  claim 1 , wherein the first supporter comprises a lever located at an intermediate portion thereof. 
   
   
       5 . The refrigerator of  claim 1 , wherein the main body of the storage member comprises a plurality of plates and a joint portion to connect an adjacent pair of the plurality of plates. 
   
   
       6 . The refrigerator of  claim 1 , wherein the main body of the storage member is a mesh. 
   
   
       7 . The refrigerator of  claim 1 , wherein the main body of the storage member is a single flexible plate. 
   
   
       8 . The refrigerator of  claim 1 , wherein a portion of the second supporter also protrudes through the guide slot of the frame, and the second supporter is slidable along the guide slot toward and away from the first supporter. 
   
   
       9 . The refrigerator of  claim 1 , wherein the planar surface is tempered glass or injection molded plastic. 
   
   
       10 . The refrigerator of  claim 1 , wherein the guide slot includes stopping slots located at predetermined locations. 
   
   
       11 . The refrigerator of  claim 10 , wherein the first supporter includes a lever with a biasing member to set the lever in the stopping slots. 
   
   
       12 . The refrigerator of  claim 1 , wherein the guide slot extends from a first supporter to a second supporter of the frame. 
   
   
       13 . The refrigerator of  claim 1 , wherein the cooling compartment is a refrigeration compartment. 
   
   
       14 . A refrigerator, comprising:
 a body including a cooling compartment;   a planar shelf located in the cooling compartment to support an item;   a frame to support the planar shelf; and   a storage member attached to the frame, the storage member having a main body with a first supporter and a second supporter, the main body extending below the planar shelf to support an item between the planar shelf and the main body through an opening formed perpendicular to the planar shelf, wherein a guide slot extends in the frame to allow the first supporter to slide along the guide slot toward and away from the second supporter to adjust the main body.   
   
   
       15 . The refrigerator of  claim 14 , wherein the first supporter is supported by, and extends through, the guide slot. 
   
   
       16 . The refrigerator of  claim 14 , wherein the main body of the storage member comprises a plurality of plates and a joint portion to connect an adjacent pair of the plurality of plates. 
   
   
       17 . The refrigerator of  claim 14 , wherein the main body of the storage member is a mesh. 
   
   
       18 . The refrigerator of  claim 14 , wherein the main body of the storage member is a single flexible plate. 
   
   
       19 . The refrigerator of  claim 14 , wherein the planar shelf is tempered glass or injection molded plastic. 
   
   
       20 . The refrigerator of  claim 14 , wherein the cooling compartment is a refrigeration compartment.