Shelf for supporting articles, particularly in refrigerated installations

Abstract

A shelf, particularly for a refrigerator or the like, including at least one panel and at least one attached plastic structure. The shelf is obtained by shrinking the structure after assembling the panel and the structure. The attached plastic structure can mate and/or exert lateral pressure on the edge of the panel.

1 - 9 . (canceled) 
     
     
         10 . A method of manufacturing a shelf including at least one panel and at least one plastic structure, comprising forming the at least one plastic structure separately from the at least one panel by hot molding, assembling the at least one panel with the at least one plastic structure after molding before the at least one plastic has fully shrunk. 
     
     
         11 . The method as claimed in  claim 10 , wherein the at least one panel is assembled with the at least one plastic structure after a mold has been opened, before shrinkage has reached 40% of total shrinkage. 
     
     
         12 . The method as claimed in  claim 10 , wherein the at least one panel is assembled on an underside or top face of the at least one plastic structure. 
     
     
         13 . The method as claimed in  claim 12 , wherein the at least one panel is held in place by clipping. 
     
     
         14 . The method as claimed in  claim 10 , wherein, prior to assembly, at least one of an elastic adhesive and at least one flexible insulating gasket is deposited on at least part of the at least one plastic structure that is to be in contact with the at least one panel. 
     
     
         15 . The method as claimed in  claim 14 , wherein the at least one elastic adhesive and at least one flexible insulating gasket deposited has a conical shape. 
     
     
         16 . The method as claimed in  claim 15 , wherein a surface of the at least one panel is pre-treated, prior to application of the at least one adhesive, by one of sandblasting, grooving, goffering, forming roughnesses, and plasma treatment, to increase an area for contact between the at least one plastic structure and the at least one of the elastic adhesive and the flexible insulating gasket. 
     
     
         17 . The method as claimed in  claim 10 , wherein the at least one plastic structure is formed by two-injection molding. 
     
     
         18 . The method as claimed in  claim 10 , whereby the at least one plastic structure is formed by air molding. 
     
     
         19 - 20 . (canceled)