Domestic refrigeration appliance with removable shelf supports

Abstract

A domestic refrigeration appliance, in particular a refrigerator, provided with a preservation compartment having interior side walls and shelves disposed on supports, the supports being removably connectable to predetermined points of the interior side walls. The supports can include slotted tubular extensions for insertion into the openings of the interior side walls. Bushes may be provided in the openings of the interior side walls to insertably receive the slotted tubular extensions.

We claim:  
     
         1 . A domestic refrigeration appliance comprising a preservation compartment having vertical walls, supports, and shelves disposed on said supports, wherein said supports are removably connectable to predetermined points of said vertical walls.  
     
     
         2 . The domestic refrigeration appliance of  claim 1 , wherein said supports include slotted tubular extensions.  
     
     
         3 . The domestic refrigeration appliance of  claim 2 , wherein said vertical walls include fixed bushes to insertably receive said slotted tubular extensions.  
     
     
         4 . The domestic refrigeration appliance of  claim 3 , further comprising a plurality of locking pegs for insertion into said slotted tubular extensions.  
     
     
         5 . The refrigeration appliance of  claim 4 , wherein said supports include recesses to facilitate access to the locking pegs for their removal.  
     
     
         6 . The refrigeration appliance of  claim 5 , wherein said supports are substantially bar-like with a horizontal part projecting from a vertical part to be applied to the vertical wall of the preservation compartment.  
     
     
         7 . A refrigeration appliance comprising: 
 a plurality of interior walls having a plurality of openings;    a plurality of removable shelving supports having one or more extensions for insertion into the openings; and    a plurality of pegs for insertion into the one or more extensions.    
     
     
         8 . The refrigeration appliance of  claim 7 , wherein the plurality of interior walls are opposite side walls.  
     
     
         9 . The refrigeration appliance of  claim 7 , further comprising a plurality of bushes disposed within the plurality of openings.  
     
     
         10 . The refrigeration appliance of  claim 7 , wherein the one or more extensions are tubular in shape and slotted.  
     
     
         11 . The refrigeration appliance of  claim 7 , wherein the plurality of removable shelving supports include a plurality of recesses to facilitate access to the plurality of pegs.  
     
     
         12 . The refrigeration appliance of  claim 7 , wherein the plurality of interior walls are opposite side walls, wherein the one or more extensions are tubular in shape and slotted, wherein the plurality of removable shelving supports include a plurality of recesses to facilitate access to the plurality of pegs, and wherein the refrigeration appliance further comprises a plurality of bushes disposed within the plurality of openings.  
     
     
         13 . A refrigeration appliance comprising: 
 a pair of interior side walls;    a plurality of bushes mounted in the side walls;    a plurality of removable shelving supports having at least two tubular extensions for insertion into the bushes; and    a plurality of locking pegs for insertion into the tubular extensions.    
     
     
         14 . The refrigeration appliance of  claim 13 , wherein the plurality of removable shelving supports include one or more recesses to facilitate access to one or more of the plurality of locking pegs.  
     
     
         15 . The refrigeration appliance of  claim 13 , wherein the pair of interior side walls are opposite each other.  
     
     
         16 . The refrigeration appliance of  claim 13 , wherein the plurality of locking pegs include a shank section, a head section on one end of the shank section, and an enlarged section on the other end of the shank section.