Modular storage drawer assembly for use in a refrigerator

DETAILED DESCRIPTION In accordance with one embodiment of the invention a drawer assembly for use in a refrigerated compartment includes a molded drawer body with a bottom wall, side walls, a rear wall and a front wall which projects upwardly only a portion of the height of the side walls.
A molded drawer front module includes a rectilinear frame, with the drawer body and frame including cooperating projections and openings to mount the frame to the front of the body.
The frame defines a rectilinear opening and includes a lower wall with a top edge forming the bottom of the opening.
A panel is positioned over the opening and includes a bottom edge which interfits with the top edge of the frame lower wall.
The panel also includes a rib which protects the junction of the lower wall and panel.
The upper portion of the panel is joined to the frame.
The panel includes a pair of spaced apart horizontally extending ledges which define a channel therebetween.
A pair of ventilation openings are formed in the channel in spaced apart relationship and an elongated control member is mounted in the channel.
The control member is horizontally moveable within the channel between a position covering the ventilation openings and a position exposing the ventilation openings.