Refrigerator door with built-in pizza pocket

Abstract

A refrigerator includes: a drawer or door defining a freezer compartment with a front exterior face and interior face and the drawer or door having a panel cavity between the front exterior face and interior face; a pizza pocket pivotally attached to the interior face and extending into the panel cavity, the pizza pocket is movable between a locked position where access into an interior space of the pizza pocket is denied and an open position where access to the interior space of the pizza pocket is allowed. Alternatively, the pizza pocket may be located within the panel cavity and accessed via a slot located in the upper surface of the drawer/door.

1 . A refrigerator comprises:
 a drawer or door defining a freezer compartment with a front exterior face and an interior face and the drawer or door having a panel cavity between the front exterior face and interior face;   a pizza pocket pivotally attached to the interior face and extending into the panel cavity, the pizza pocket is movable between a locked position where access into an interior space of the pizza pocket is denied and an open position where access to the interior space of the pizza pocket is allowed, wherein the refrigerator further comprises an insulation panel located within the panel cavity and adjacent to a rear side of the pizza pocket, and wherein the insulation panel is a vacuum insulated panel.   
     
     
         2 - 3 . (canceled) 
     
     
         4 . The refrigerator of  claim 1  further comprising a hinge located at a bottom edge portion of the pizza pocket. 
     
     
         5 . The refrigerator of  claim 4  wherein the hinge further comprises and rotation limiting mechanism. 
     
     
         6 . The refrigerator of  claim 1  further comprising a locking mechanism adapted to hold the pizza pocket in a closed position. 
     
     
         7 . The refrigerator of  claim 1  wherein the pizza pocket further includes a removable liner. 
     
     
         8 . The refrigerator of  claim 7  wherein the liner is disposable. 
     
     
         9 . A refrigerator comprises:
 a drawer or door defining a freezer compartment with a front exterior face and an interior face and the drawer or door having a panel cavity defined inside the drawer or door between the front exterior face and the interior face; and   a pizza pocket is located in the panel cavity and contents of the pizza pocket are accessed via a slot located in the drawer or door.   
     
     
         10 . The refrigerator of  claim 9  further comprising a lid covering the slot. 
     
     
         11 . The refrigerator of  claim 10  wherein the lid is moved via a hinge or a slide. 
     
     
         12 . The refrigerator of  claim 11  wherein the hinge is adjacent the interior face. 
     
     
         13 . The refrigerator of  claim 9  wherein the slot is located on an upper surface of the drawer or door between the front exterior face and the interior face.