Provided is a basket for storing food items in a temperature-controlled environment and a refrigeration appliance including such a basket. The basket includes a substantially-horizontal platform coupled to two or more upwardly-extending walls to form an open container for receiving the food items to
Provided is a basket for storing food items in a temperature-controlled environment and a refrigeration appliance including such a basket. The basket includes a substantially-horizontal platform coupled to two or more upwardly-extending walls to form an open container for receiving the food items to be stored in the temperature-controlled environment. A partition is provided for dividing the basket into two or more storage regions. A guide is coupled to at least one of the platform and the walls, and extends substantially parallel to an upper perimeter of at least one of the walls to define a range of adjustment of the partition. A fastener securely couples the partition to the guide to be adjusted to two or more different locations where the partition is to divide the basket.
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1. A basket for storing food items in a temperature-controlled environment, the basket comprising: a substantially-horizontal platform coupled to a plurality of upwardly-extending walls to form an open container for receiving said food items to be stored in said temperature-controlled environment;a
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A basket for storing food items in a temperature-controlled environment, the basket comprising: a substantially-horizontal platform coupled to a plurality of upwardly-extending walls to form an open container for receiving said food items to be stored in said temperature-controlled environment;a laterally adjustable partition for dividing said basket into a plurality of storage regions;a guide coupled to said container, wherein said guide comprises a guide member and a guide attachment, wherein said guide member is spaced apart from an upper periphery of said container by said guide attachment and wherein said guide member extends substantially parallel to said upper periphery, wherein said guide member comprises an elongated cylindrical member extending along a portion of an upper perimeter of a wall of said basket, wherein said cylindrical member extends along a middle portion of said upper perimeter of said wall of said basket and terminates short of each lateral side of said basket, wherein the middle portion has a length of about 50% of the upper perimeter of said wall of said basket, wherein said guide attachment comprises a first connection member and a second connection member, the first connection member being connected at a first end of the guide member and to the upper periphery of the container, the second connection member being connected at a second end of the guide member and to the upper periphery of the container, wherein the guide member extends a first distance parallel to said upper periphery between the first connection member and the second connection member, wherein the first distance is greater than a second distance, wherein the second distance is defined as parallel to said first distance and between at least two wires forming the container; anda fastener, wherein said fastener is coupled to said partition and coupled to said guide member, andwherein said fastener comprises a locking mechanism which permits unlocking thereof with an unlocking tool, and wherein the partition is configured to be laterally adjustable along the guide member between the first connection member and the second connection member without unlocking the locking mechanism. 2. The basket according to claim 1, wherein at least one of said platform or at least one of said walls is formed from a network of wires. 3. The basket according to claim 2, wherein said platform and said walls are formed from a network of wires. 4. The basket according to claim 1, wherein said partition comprises a wire frame and a plurality of wires, wherein said plurality of wires extends between portions of said wire frame. 5. The basket according to claim 1, wherein said partition comprises a clip, wherein said clip is located adjacent to a second end of said partition and opposite to a first end of said partition, wherein said first end is coupled to said guide by said fastener, and wherein said clip comprises a generally U-shaped recess for receiving a wire forming a portion of at least one of said platform or at least one of said walls of said basket. 6. The basket according to claim 5, wherein said clip is configured to align the partition with at least one wire forming a portion of at least one of said platform or at least one of said walls of said basket. 7. The basket according to claim 1, wherein said fastener comprises: an annular receiver that extends at least partially around said guide member to pivotally couple said partition to said guide member of said basket, without unlocking the locking mechanism. 8. The basket according to claim 5, wherein said clip comprises a hook portion for cooperating with a perimeter of said basket and a second portion for cooperating with a wire forming a portion of a rear wall of said basket to restrict lateral adjustment of said partition. 9. The basket according to claim 1, wherein said unlocking decouples said fastener from said guide member such that said partition is fully removable from said basket. 10. The basket according to claim 8, wherein said partition is configured to align with the wire forming a portion of a rear wall of said basket to restrict lateral adjustment of said partition. 11. The basket according to claim 1, wherein the partition aligns with a vertical wire of the basket when the partition is arranged in the basket to divide the basket into the plurality of storage regions. 12. The basket according to claim 1, wherein the at least two wires forming the container form at least a portion of an upwardly-extending wall and are arranged between the first connection member and the second connection member. 13. The basket according to claim 1, wherein the partition is configured to be laterally adjustable along the entire length of the guide member, without unlocking the locking mechanism. 14. The basket according to claim 1, wherein the partition is configured to be laterally adjustable along at least a majority of a distance between opposing walls of the plurality of upwardly-extending walls, without unlocking the locking mechanism.
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