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A refrigerator includes a storage bin assembly removably mounted to an inner liner of a door. The storage bin assembly includes a base portion having a frontal opening, and a face portion. The frontal opening is defined by first and second side portions, as well as a bottom portion. Each of the side

A refrigerator includes a storage bin assembly removably mounted to an inner liner of a door. The storage bin assembly includes a base portion having a frontal opening, and a face portion. The frontal opening is defined by first and second side portions, as well as a bottom portion. Each of the side portions is provided with a mounting component and a mounting element. The face portion includes top, bottom and opposing side sections, with each of the opposing side sections being provided with a mounting member and a mounting part. The mounting component interengages with the mounting member and the mounting element interengages with the mounting part upon snap-fittingly securing the face portion to the base portion across the frontal opening.

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We claim: 1. A refrigerator comprising: a cabinet shell; a liner disposed in the cabinet shell that defines at least a fresh food compartment; a door pivotally mounted relative to the cabinet for selectively closing the fresh food compartment, said door including an outer shell and an inner liner;

We claim: 1. A refrigerator comprising: a cabinet shell; a liner disposed in the cabinet shell that defines at least a fresh food compartment; a door pivotally mounted relative to the cabinet for selectively closing the fresh food compartment, said door including an outer shell and an inner liner; and a storage bin assembly detachably supported on the inner liner of the door, said storage bin assembly including: a base portion having front, bottom, rear and opposing side walls, said front wall including a frontal opening collectively defined by first and second side portions and a bottom portion, each of said first and second side portions including a mounting component and a mounting element spaced from the mounting component; said bottom portion being provided with a recess; and a face portion mounted in the frontal opening such that the face portion is surrounded by the front wall of the base portion, said face portion including top, bottom and opposing side sections, each of said side sections including a mounting member and a mounting part spaced from the mounting member, wherein said bottom section is nested in said recess, said mounting member is interengaged with a respective said mounting component and the mounting part is interengaged with a respective said mounting element to secure the face portion to the base portion. 2. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein each of the mounting elements is constituted by a depression formed in a respective one of the first and second side portions of the front wall. 3. The refrigerator according to claim 2, wherein each of the mounting members is constituted by a raised rib. 4. The refrigerator according to claim 3, wherein each of the mounting components is constituted by a slot formed on a respective one of the first and second side portions, with said slot receiving a respective said raised rib. 5. The refrigerator according to claim 4, wherein each of the opposing side sections of the face portion is provided with a respective boss, with said boss being received in a respective said slot for pivotally interconnecting the face portion to the base portion. 6. The refrigerator according to claim 2, wherein each of the mounting parts is constituted by a flange, with said flange being nested in a respective said depression. 7. The refrigerator according to claim 2, wherein the bottom section of the face portion includes a lip, said lip being nested within the recess formed in the bottom portion of the base portion. 8. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein each of the mounting elements is constituted by a notch formed in a respective one of the first and second side portions. 9. The refrigerator according to claim 8, wherein each of the mounting components is constituted by a notch formed in the rear surface of a respective one of the first and second side portions. 10. The refrigerator according to claim 8, wherein each of the mounting members is constituted by a finger extending from a respective one of the opposing side sections of the face portion. 11. The refrigerator according to claim 10, wherein each of the mounting parts is constituted by a finger extending from a respective one of the opposing side sections of the face portion. 12. The refrigerator according to claim 8, wherein the bottom portion of the base portion includes inner and outer wall portions, said inner and outer wall portions collectively defining the recess. 13. The refrigerator according to claim 12, further comprising: at least one aperture opening into the recess; and at least one clip projecting from the bottom section of the face portion, said clip being formed with a hook extending through the at least one aperture and snap-fittingly engaging the bottom wall of the base portion. 14. A storage bin assembly for an inner liner of a door of a refrigerator comprising: a base portion having front, bottom, rear and opposing side walls, said front wall having first and second side portions and a bottom portion, the portions defining a frontal opening, each of said first and second side portions including a mounting component and a mounting element spaced from the mounting component, said bottom portion being provided with a recess; and a face portion mounted in the frontal opening such that the face portion is surrounded by the front wall of the base portion, said face portion including top, bottom and opposing side sections, each of said side sections including a mounting member and a mounting part spaced from the mounting member, wherein said bottom section is nested in said recess, said mounting member is interengaged with a respective said mounting component and the mounting part is interengaged with a respective said mounting element to secure the face portion to the base portion, wherein the storage bin assembly is adapted to be detachably supported on the inner liner of the door. 15. A method of assembling a refrigerator storage bin including a base portion having front, bottom, rear and opposing side walls, the front wall having first and second side portions and a bottom portion, the portions defining a frontal opening, and a face portion including top, bottom and opposing side sections comprising: engaging a mounting member, located on one of the opposing side sections of the face portion, with a corresponding mounting component provided on a respective one of the side portions of the front wall of the base portion; positioning a mounting part located on one of the opposing side sections of the face portion spaced from the mounting member with a corresponding mounting element provided on a respective one of the side portions of the front wall of the base portion and spaced from the mounting component; and snap-fittingly interconnecting the face portion in the frontal opening of the base portion by shifting the face portion relative to the base portion so as to inter-engage both the mounting member with the mounting component and the mounting part with the mounting element, such that the face portion is surrounded by the front wall of the base portion and the bottom section of the face portion extends into a recess provided along the bottom portion upon interconnecting the face portion to the base portion. 16. The method of claim 15, further comprising: aligning a clip projecting from the bottom section of the face portion with an aperture formed in the bottom portion; and snap-fittingly engaging a hook member provided on the clip with the bottom wall of the storage bin through the aperture upon shifting of the face portion relative to the base portion. 17. The method of claim 15, further comprising: pivotally interconnecting the face portion to the base portion prior to snap-fittingly interconnecting the face portion in the frontal opening of the base portion. 18. The method of claim 15, wherein the face portion is shifted toward the bottom wall and substantially parallel to the rear wall of the base portion to snap-fittingly interconnect the face portion to the base portion. 19. The method of claim 15, wherein the face portion is shifted toward the front wall of the base portion to snap-fittingly interconnect the face portion to the base portion.