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A mounting system for an article supporting member in a refrigerator includes first and second support members each of which is removably secured to a respective pair of studs mounted on opposite sidewalls of the liner of a refrigerator compartment so that the height of the support members masy be a

A mounting system for an article supporting member in a refrigerator includes first and second support members each of which is removably secured to a respective pair of studs mounted on opposite sidewalls of the liner of a refrigerator compartment so that the height of the support members masy be adjusted. Each of the first and second support members includes a track for receiving opposite sides of a refrigerator shelf or storage bin for slidable movement therein. The track of the first support member permits lateral movement of the refrigerator shelf; whereas the track of the second support member substantially prevents lateral movement of the refrigerator shelf to accommodate dimensional variations in the liner of the refrigerator compartment. Each of the studs is a dovetail stud having a rounded upper and lower edge so as to permit a support member to be pivoted about one stud when mounting the support member to the refrigerator compartment liner. Each support member may have a single track or double tracks wherein the double tracks receive both a refrigerator shelf and a storage bin. Further, a wine rack may be mounted on a pair of studs in the same manner as a support member.

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In a refrigerator having a refrigerator compartment with a rear wall and opposed first and second sidewalls, a mounting system for an article supporting member in said refrigerator comprising: a first pair of horizontally aligned studs mounted on said first sidewall including a rearwardly positioned

In a refrigerator having a refrigerator compartment with a rear wall and opposed first and second sidewalls, a mounting system for an article supporting member in said refrigerator comprising: a first pair of horizontally aligned studs mounted on said first sidewall including a rearwardly positioned stud and a forwardly positioned stud; a first support member having an elongated sidewall with a rearwardly positioned slot and a forwardly positioned slot formed in the backside of said sidewall to respectively engage said rearwardly and forwardly positions studs of said first pair and with an upper flange extending generally horizontally from a front side of said sidewall and a lower flange extending generally horizontally from said front side of said sidewall and spaced a distance below said upper flange to form a first track; a second pair of horizontally aligned studs mounted on said second sidewall at the same height as said first pair of studs including a rearwardly positioned stud and a forwardly positioned stud; a second support member having an elongated sidewall with a rearwardly positioned slot and a forwardly positioned slot formed in the backside of said sidewall to respectively engage said rearwardly and forwardly positioned studs of said second pair and with an upper flange extending generally horizontally from a front side of said sidewall and a lower flange extending generally horizontally from said front side of said sidewall and spaced a distance below said upper flange to form a second track, said lower flange including at least one projection extending upwardly from an outer edge thereof; and means for supporting articles thereon, said article supporting means including a frame member extending on opposite sides of said article supporting means, each side of said frame member having a height less than the distance between the upper and lower flanges of said first and second support members so as to be slidably received in a track of a respective support member to mount said article supporting means in said refrigerator compartment, said projection of said second support member engaging the side of said frame member received in said second support member to substantially prevent lateral movement of said frame member in said second support member, said first support member permitting lateral movement of said other side of said frame member to accommodate dimensional variations in said refrigerator compartment.