Butter compartment for a refrigerator

Abstract

A door-mounted storage device is provided for a refrigerator and includes a four-sided frame that can be anchored to a refrigerator door and a receptacle which is mounted within the frame. The frame is subdivided into a first frame part forming three sides of the frame and a second frame part that forms a fourth side of the frame and is connected to the first frame part so as to be pivotable about a longitudinal axis.

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       11 . A door-mounted storage compartment for a refrigerator, the door-mounted storage compartment comprising:
 a four-sided frame, the four-sided frame being securable to a refrigerator door; and   a receptacle, the receptacle being mountable to the frame and the frame being subdivided into a first frame part forming at least three sides of the frame and a second frame part forming at least one section of a fourth side of the frame and connected to the first frame part so as to be pivotable about a longitudinal axis.   
   
   
       12 . The door-mounted storage compartment as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein the receptacle includes a flap that is secured on the second frame part. 
   
   
       13 . The door-mounted storage compartment as claimed in  claim 12 , wherein the flap and the second frame part are fixed relative to one another at least at one location along the longitudinal axis. 
   
   
       14 . The door-mounted storage compartment as claimed in  claim 13 , wherein a pin of the flap engages in a recess of the second frame part at the one location. 
   
   
       15 . The door-mounted storage compartment as claimed in  claim 13 , wherein the one location is centered along the longitudinal axis. 
   
   
       16 . The door-mounted storage compartment as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein the flap can be latched onto the second frame part. 
   
   
       17 . The door-mounted storage compartment as claimed in  claim 11  and further comprising a form-fit connection between the receptacle and the first frame part adjacent to two free ends of the first frame part. 
   
   
       18 . The door-mounted storage compartment as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein the first frame part is formed of an extended bar and two brackets attached to the ends of the bar with each bracket forming a respective one of two corners of the frame. 
   
   
       19 . The door-mounted storage compartment as claimed in  claim 18 , wherein the extended bar and the second frame part have the same cross-section. 
   
   
       20 . The door-mounted storage compartment as claimed in  claim 11  and further comprising a recessed tray formed in a cover of the receptacle.