Pivoted Shelves Patents (Class 211/150)
  • Patent number: 11045067
    Abstract: A dishware supporting arrangement is provided that may include a mesh structure and a tilting mechanism. The mesh structure may include a structure main extension plane and may include a first plurality of ribs connected to a second plurality of ribs. The first plurality of ribs may extend along a first plane at a first angle and the second plurality of ribs may extend along a second plane at a second angle. The tilting mechanism may allow the mesh structure to be titled around at least one axis between a first position and a second position and may hold the mesh structure in the first position and in the second position. Each of the first plurality of ribs and each of the second plurality of ribs may be inclined in relation to the rack main extension plane at the first position and at the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Inventors: Giuseppe Dreossi, Anna Delin, Marie Hakkarainen, David Persson
  • Patent number: 10283983
    Abstract: A charging station configured to charge a plurality of electronic devices, the charging station can include a charging cabinet having a first side, a second side, and a connecting member extending between the first and second sides; a first plurality of holes extending along the first side, the first plurality of holes being configured to receive a screw; a first plurality of slots extending along the second side, the first plurality of slots being configured to receive a tab; at least one shelf having a first end, a second end, and a shelf surface extending between the first and second ends, the first end of the shelf configured to be positioned adjacent the first side of the charging cabinet, the second end of the shelf configured to be positioned adjacent the second side of the charging cabinet, the at least one shelf including: a first tab extending from the second end of the at least one shelf, the first tab configured to be inserted into one of the first plurality of slots extending along the second sid
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: Ergotron, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey T McCaffrey, Stuart Ripley Aldrich, Ronald Lee Elliott, James Timothy Clift, Pedro Antonio Carbajal
  • Patent number: 10029742
    Abstract: A system for use in a package delivery vehicle includes an edge railing, and a panel with a hinged edge and a free edge that is located opposite from the hinged edge. A panel hinge member is located at the hinged edge of the panel. A hinge body is mounted to the edge railing and pivotally coupled to the panel hinge member to allow the panel hinge member and the panel to pivot with respect to the hinge body. The panel and the panel hinge member are formed as a unitary monolithic body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Globe Composite Solutions, Ltd.
    Inventor: Brian Charles Evans
  • Patent number: 10011313
    Abstract: A tandem grip unit includes a pair of left and right tandem grips. Each of the tandem grips in turn includes a to-be-supported portion supported by a vehicle frame structure, a grip portion to be grasped by a fellow passenger, a bag fitting portion to which a pannier bag is fitted, and a casing fitting portion to which a top casing is fitted, all of those elements being formed integrally.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Wada, Takahiro Kokubo, Kaoru Kouchi, Hidefumi Yasuhara
  • Patent number: 9877436
    Abstract: Hanging baskets assemblage includes a plurality of vertically mounted baskets pivotally suspended in a support framework allowing them to swing freely. Freely pivoting hanging baskets in the assemblage allows the baskets to easily tilt down on one side to expose contents simply with the weight of a hand. The utility is further augmented by an optional ancillary member, which provides a counter balance weight hung on one side of a plurality of baskets to assist gravity to allow the baskets to pivot back to a neutral or closed position. The ancillary member also permits the simultaneous opening and closing of all the baskets offering further utility. One embodiment of said ancillary member has a series of insertion cutouts with lip-hooks that engage with the baskets through an insertion slot in the rigid basket brims, a second embodiment is attached directly to the baskets with coupled eye-screws or other bendable means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Inventor: Robert Lee Taylor
  • Patent number: 9823012
    Abstract: A storage assembly for an appliance includes a shaft mounted to the bracket. A hinge is slidably mounted to the shaft, and a container is mounted to the hinge such that the container is movable relative to the shaft on the hinge. The container has a projection that is receivable within each opening of a series of openings of the shaft. A related refrigerator appliance is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Louis A. Wantland, Bagawathkumar Chellappan, Satish Gundala
  • Patent number: 9784494
    Abstract: A modular component fixing system for an appliance including a refrigerating appliance having an inner liner defining a plurality of modular attachment slots, each having an upturned flange defining an angular recess. Each modular attachment slots includes a downwardly angled channel in communication with the angular recess. Each of a plurality of modular components includes an abutment surface and a supporting flange extending from the abutment surface at a predetermined angle, the predetermined angle of the supporting flange being substantially similar to a recess angle define by the angular recess, wherein each modular component is configured to be removably engaged with any one of the plurality of modular attachment slots by inserting the supporting flange into a corresponding angular recess of the one of the plurality of modular attachment slots such that the abutment surface is substantially flush with an interior surface of the inner liner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel Chow, Wesley Mendez, Sergio Moreno, Fabian Taboada, Jason W. Tippetts
  • Patent number: 9671154
    Abstract: A storage unit can include a front wall, a rear wall and a divider selectively locatable at at least three positions between the front wall and the rear wall, thereby defining at least three distinct storage areas. The front wall can include a front wall free edge that is structured to support and retain obliquely and spaced away from one another in a storage area between the front wall and the divider upper portions of at least two of a first group of substantially cylindrical articles. The divider can include a divider free edge that is structured to support and retain obliquely and spaced away from one another in a storage area between the divider and the rear wall upper portions of at least two of a second group of substantially cylindrical articles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: Electrolux Home Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Paul Shrader, Brent Aaron Curtis, Cristhian Camacho, Ramom Eduardo Gadens Baduy, Israel Mercer Neto
  • Patent number: 9623892
    Abstract: An apparatus provides a means by which a heavy cylindrical object, such as a gas cylinder, may be manually moved by a single person from a vertical standing position in a first location to a second location and, if desired, raised and placed on a storage shelf or platform. The apparatus has clamping mechanism which clamps around the girth of the cylindrical object. Once the cylindrical object is secured within the clamping mechanism, a manual force applied to one end of the cylindrical causes the clamping mechanism and the cylindrical object to pivot, raising the bottom of the cylindrical object from the surface upon which it stands. The apparatus, having ground engaging wheels, may then be pushed to the second location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: ERGO-SAFE, INC.
    Inventors: Dwayne Roach, Michael Blackwood
  • Patent number: 9562714
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a storage chamber for storing food; an ice making compartment provided at an upper side corner of the storage chamber; and two shelves provided between a sidewall of the ice making compartment and a sidewall of the storage chamber opposite to the sidewall of the ice making compartment. The two shelves include a rotatable shelf and a horizontal shelf mounted between the sidewall of the storage chamber and the rotatable shelf and configured to be adjustable vertically upwards and downwards independently of the rotatable shelf. The rotatable shelf, while maintaining the vertical position, forms a vertical space for keeping food having a great height and stored on a shelf provided below the rotatable shelf. The rotatable shelf and the horizontal shelf form a horizontal space for keeping food having a great width when the horizontal shelf and the rotatable shelf in the horizontal position are horizontally aligned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae Hoon Lim, Jong Dal Lee, Myung Hoon Cho, Seung Tae Lim, Dong Nyeol Ryu
  • Patent number: 9259085
    Abstract: A device for supporting a plurality of flexible containers for liquid, including a plurality of baskets, each containing at least one of the flexible containers, a magazine to receive the baskets, able to adopt an operating configuration in which the baskets are disposed inclined one above the other, which magazine includes supports for the baskets, able to adopt a loading/unloading position such that each basket can be loaded/unloaded along a horizontal path, and able to adopt an operating position to maintain each basket in an inclined position to make the magazine adopt the operating configuration, and a driver for driving the supports between the loading/unloading position and the operating position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: EMD Millipore Corporation
    Inventors: Rene Reinbigler, Jean-Louis Weissenbach
  • Publication number: 20150122758
    Abstract: A furniture pull-down shelf has first and second opposed lateral webs delimiting a shelf receptacle. First and second pairs of pivot levers are pivotably secured on first and second opposed furniture sidewalls and on the first and second lateral webs and define first and second four-bar linkages. The first and second four-bar linkages transfer the shelf from a stowed position inside the furniture into a lowered access position. An operating element is connected to first pivot levers of the first and second pairs of pivot levers. It extends in an initial operating position along a front side of the shelf receptacle. When pivoting the pull-down shelf into the access position, the connecting element moves from the initial operating position into a downward open operating position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2014
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventors: Dirk Telthörster, Hendrik Schmidt, Hermann Buschermöhle
  • Patent number: 9004300
    Abstract: A display rack and display rack shelf. The display rack includes a frame which supports one or more of the shelves. The frame has first, second and lateral sides and defines a plurality of vertically-spaced pairs of horizontally-aligned apertures. The shelf includes first and second end portions. The first end portion includes a movable support element with a single piece cross member and a pair of movable engagers at opposite lateral sides of the shelf for engagement with a selected pair of apertures along the first or second sides of the frame. The single-piece cross member and each movable engager of the movable support element is slidable toward and, alternatively, away from the second end and is rotatable about a corresponding axis to permit setting of the angular position of the shelf. The second end portion side is configured for pivotal engagement with one of the front and rear sides of the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Chicago Display Company
    Inventor: Jordan Morrell
  • Patent number: 8960457
    Abstract: In one aspect, the present invention provides a “floating” shelf assembly that is configured for mounting on attic rafters or exposed wall studs. In at least one embodiment, the shelf assembly comprises a shelf that includes rotatable mounts at a first edge, which are configured to mount to adjacent rafters at a desired height above the attic floor or insulation. The shelf further includes flexible members which are configured to hang the opposing, second edge of the shelf from an overhead mounting point. The ability to rotate the shelf relative to its mounted first edge allows easy leveling of the shelf by adjusting the hanging length of the flexible members suspending the second edge of the shelf. The shelf assembly also permits direct use with wall studs, where the rotatable mounts are attached to the wall studs and the flexible members are pulled taught, diagonally back and above the shelf.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Inventor: Shawn Brisendine
  • Publication number: 20150041421
    Abstract: A shelf assembly includes a shelf and a mounting structure for mounting the shelf on a substantially vertical surface. The shelf is pivotably mounted on the mounting bracket proximate the rear end and pivots from an open position to a closed position and from the closed position to the open position. An engagement structure on the shelf, which may optionally be positioned proximate the rear end of the shelf, is configured so that a force applied to the engagement structure when the shelf is in the closed position will urge the shelf toward the open position. The shelf assembly is particularly useful in hospital settings where hospital staff need to open and close the shelf without the use of their hands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2014
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventor: Aaron Duke
  • Publication number: 20140334135
    Abstract: Variable planform shelving systems include a variable support platform and a support surface assembly that is supported by the variable support platform. The variable support platform includes frames that can be repositioned relative to each other to vary the planform of the variable support platform. The support surface assembly provides a support surface for supported items. The support surface assembly is flexible and/or comprised of a plurality of linked panels so that the support surface provided varies in response to variation in the planform of the variable support platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Inventors: George Fanourgiakis, Lawrence J. Brucia
  • Publication number: 20140260394
    Abstract: A merchandiser that includes a case defining a product display area and a base defining a compartment below the product display area. The merchandiser includes a shelf coupled to the case within the product display area adjacent the base. The shelf is disposed over the compartment and includes a first portion and a second portion. Each of the first portion and the second portion define a product support area to support food product. Also, the second portion is pivotable relative to the first portion to provide access to the compartment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Hussmann Corporation
    Inventors: Bhavya Narayanachar, William E. Bries, Michael L. Jones
  • Patent number: 8770529
    Abstract: The adjustable angle bracket of the present application includes a plurality of tangs configured to engage a mounting device such that a top shelf support surface supports a shelving unit and provides a desired angle for the shelving unit. The device further includes a plurality of shelf coupling apertures compatible with various types of shelving units. The devices further include a cam that rests against the mounting device, providing variable positions of the device relative to the mounting bracket effectuating a variable angle of the shelf support surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Process Retail Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Terry Berglund, John Walrath
  • Publication number: 20140167581
    Abstract: A shelf component including a generally flat, planar base and a pair of side panels, each side panel being coupled to the base on opposite sides thereof. Each side panel is pivotally coupled to said base such that each side panel is positionable generally on a first side of the base. Each side panel has an opening configured to receive a mounting hook therethrough. The shelf component further includes a pair of extension hooks coupled to at least one of the side panels or the base. Each extension hook is positionable on a second side of the base that is opposite the first side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2013
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: ACCO Brands Corporation
    Inventors: Tom J. Africa, Scott M. Cline, Ross C. Worden
  • Publication number: 20140144857
    Abstract: The invention relates to a fitting 4 for furniture or the like, in particular for cabinets, for example kitchen corner cabinets 1, for pivotably retaining articles, for example shelves 5, which can be supported in a pivotable manner on a holder 6, for example on a load-bearing column, via a connector 8, wherein the connector 8 has at least one connector arm 8.1, 8.2, which forms an open bearing bushing and is intended for gripping around certain regions of the holder 6, and the connector 8 has a gap 8.3, via which the holder 6 can be introduced into an interior of the arm 8.1, 8.2 of the connector in order to mount the connector 8 on the holder 6.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2011
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: KESSEBÖHMER HOLDING E.K.
    Inventors: Dietmar Baro, Reiner Kreyenkamp, Frank Martling
  • Patent number: 8701898
    Abstract: An adjustable shelf assembly for a dishwasher system is used to hold cups, bowls, spoons and other crockery items that are placed within the dishwasher. The vertical position of the shelf assembly within the dishwasher tub is adjusted by an adjustment mechanism comprising a carrier and a gripping projection. The gripping projection can move between a gripping position and sliding position. The carrier slides up and down a vertical bar. The adjustable shelf is capable of moving between a stowed position and a deployed position. In the deployed position the shelf can support crockery items. The shelf can be moved and held at any position between the deployed and stowed positions. The shelf assembly includes a cam mechanism that allows the shelf to move between a deployed position and a stowed position. The shelf is partially curved in the stowed position and flexes to become straight in the deployed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Fisher & Paykel Appliances Limited
    Inventor: Biao Chai
  • Publication number: 20140069882
    Abstract: A joining connector is provided which can be fitted by the turning part of the frame bar of the shelf board. The joining connector includes a base plate having inner and outer sides. Recessed joining parts are formed on the outer side and define a vertical and a horizontal wall. The vertical wall and horizontal wall can match the outer edge of the turning part of the frame bar. Limiting projections are formed on the outer side of the base plate in a preset concrete shape, and located on a position between but spaced from the vertical and horizontal walls of the recessed joining part, so that the turning part of the frame bar can be pushed and fitted into the recessed joining part from the direction of the outer side of the base plate, and the limiting projection can correspondingly limit the inner edge of the turning part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: DONIDO ENTERPRISE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kun-Lung CHENG
  • Patent number: 8665583
    Abstract: A modular shelving system includes: a rail including a plurality of mounting holes; a plurality of shelves, each shelf including a pair of pivot pins; a plurality of pivots removably secured to the rail, wherein each pivot receives at least one pivot pin such that each of the shelves are rotatably supported on the rail between a corresponding pair of pivots; and a plurality of covers covering the rail and spanning the distance between each corresponding pair of pivots. The shelves each include a portion of a piece of visual art, such that when each of the shelves is positioned approximately vertically, the portion of the visual art is displayed and further such that when all of the plurality of shelves are positioned in the approximately vertical position, the entirety of the visual art is displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Inventors: Mark Kinsley, Robert Kinsley
  • Patent number: 8640892
    Abstract: A pivoting storage apparatus that is adapted to storage structures such as cabinets, refrigerators, and the like, whose horizontal interior storage surfaces are generally rectangular. The shelving system is presented in the form of a shelf accessory, in addition to use as an independent storage platform. A portion of the rotary shelving is capable of being manually drawn out of the confines of the storage structure's interior by the user, thereby enabling easy access to shelf contents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Inventors: Joseph A. Polizzi, Michael T. Kane
  • Patent number: 8636152
    Abstract: The greeting card outpost of the present disclosure and related inventions is a unique and versatile structure which maximizes the number of greeting cards which can be displayed for sale in retail areas which are limited in space. The fixture includes a plurality of adjacent vertically arranged card pockets attached to an angled support structure and standard tube frame which creates angled array of greeting cards extending outward from a front of the display and ending in a fin-like fashion at the back of the display. The novel arrangement decreases the size of space required to display the variety of greeting cards which can be accommodated upon the outpost fixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: American Greetings Corporation
    Inventor: Christopher Weigand
  • Patent number: 8517190
    Abstract: A pivoting storage apparatus that is adapted to storage structures such as cabinets, refrigerators, and the like, whose horizontal interior storage surfaces are generally rectangular. The shelving system is presented in the form of a shelf accessory, in addition to use as an independent storage platform. A portion of the rotary shelving is capable of being manually drawn out of the confines of the storage structure's interior by the user, thereby enabling easy access to shelf contents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Inventors: Joseph A. Polizzi, Michael T. Kane
  • Patent number: 8496127
    Abstract: A method for producing a stacking column (P) for storing storage items above or alongside one another on pawls (13) which are arranged between two side walls (1, 2) such that they can rotate about an axis (12), the side walls (1, 2), pawls (13) and mounting brackets (7) form an assembly for producing stacking columns (P) of varying pitch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: MTS Maschinenbau GmbH
    Inventor: Gustav Strobel
  • Patent number: 8490800
    Abstract: A gravity feed product display rack. In one embodiment the display rack has a support frame and at least one shelf. The at least one shelf has a floor, a front side, and at least one edge side, all integrally made. The shelf further has a hinge coupled to at least one edge side of the shelf via an affixing device. The hinge has a first stable position corresponding to a loading position and a second stable position corresponding to a displaying position. The shelf can be adjusted between the loading and displaying positions by adjusting the shelf relative to the affixing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Sabritas, S. de R.L. de C.V.
    Inventor: Maria Alejandra Noble Colin
  • Patent number: 8464988
    Abstract: The present invention features a keyboard instrument stand having concave sides on the main beam. A set of legs is pivotably attached to the sides of the beam, wherein the beam can stably rest on the extended legs. The unique positioning of the legs provide for many advantages, including reduction in rocking of the stand during a performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Inventor: Brock B. Walker
  • Patent number: 8464878
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a shelf assembly for products, comprising a shelving section (103) which has a plurality of gravity-feeding shelves (111) and a base plate (105), the underside of which is provided with roller means (117), which are adapted to roll on a base; and a position-fixing means (107) which extends along the base and which is arranged to engage the base. The shelving section (103) is pivotally connected (123) to the position-fixing means (107) and is pivotable between at least one display position, in which the shelves are accessible from the front of the shelving section, and a refill position, in which the shelves are accessible from the rear of the shelving section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: Enjoy Group AB
    Inventors: John Andersen, Håkan Sjölander
  • Patent number: 8443991
    Abstract: A shelving system attached to an overhead surface that includes a shelving frame pivotally connected to a number of supports that are attached to the overhead surface. A number of hanging shelves are pivotally connected to the shelving frame. One end of the shelving frame can be disconnected from the supports and lowered toward the ground. The other end of the shelving frame rotates with respect to the supports. As the shelving frame is lowered, the hanging shelves rotate with respect to the shelving frame so that the shelves remain horizontal, parallel, and level with the ground. As a result, the storage area provided by the shelves is easily accessible, and the items placed thereon remain on the shelves as the shelving frame is returned to the overhead position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Inventor: Ellis Ivey, III
  • Publication number: 20130099646
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a shelf and a support structure for supporting the shelf, the support structure including rotation features that cause the shelf to rotationally pivot from a first height position to a second height position in response to a user-provided force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2011
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Inventors: Aaron Matthew McDaniel, Eric Scott Johnson
  • Patent number: 8413825
    Abstract: Retrofitting shelves attachable to a shelving system, shelving systems, and methods of displaying items on a shelving system. In one form, the retrofitting shelf includes a supporting unit, pivoting mechanisms attachable to the supporting unit, and a continuously adjustable device for dividing items on the shelving system which is attachable to the supporting unit. In another form, the shelving system includes a base, vertical members attached to the base, and a retrofitting shelf attached to the vertical members. In yet another form, the method for displaying items on a shelving system includes attaching a retrofitting shelf to the shelving system and placing items on the supporting unit of the retrofitting shelf.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Inventors: Robert Spizman, Raul Romeiro, Brian Herres
  • Patent number: 8333158
    Abstract: A shelving system includes shelves pivotally coupled to stanchions. The shelves are coupled to braces used to support the shelves in a working position. Further, the shelves include recesses for receiving the braces when the shelves are in a stored position. The shelves of the shelving system may be arranged such that all shelves may be moved from the working to stored position without interfering with an adjacent shelf. In one example, the shelves couple to the stanchions with spring loaded barrel bolts and rotate along a common bolt axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Inventor: Robert W. Wise
  • Patent number: 8281943
    Abstract: A shelving system includes a frame with vertical frame members and cross braces, a shelf with three-sided perimeter groove and under-shelf groove, a wire perimeter shelf support engaging the perimeter groove and vertical frame members, and a wire under-shelf support constructed to engage the under-shelf groove and the vertical legs in a stable arrangement. The assembled shelving system does not require tools or separate fasteners for assembly, and assembly is quick, easy and intuitive, yet allows for flexibility, customization, and adaptation for different uses and desired aesthetics. A variety of very different shelving systems can be constructed by purchasing different frames, shelves, and accessories. The system can be leaned against a wall at an angle, or fastened vertically against a wall. Shelves are angularly adjustable, height adjustable, and replaceable. A pair of systems angled against each other form a free standing arrangement, and can support a header panel therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Angleworks, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Suman, Lynn Smith
  • Patent number: 8267261
    Abstract: A rack assembly for transportation and display of potted plants and similar articles. The rack includes vertical supports, and a plurality of trays that are slidingly supported on the posts. The trays are extensible from a retracted position in which the trays are arranged in compact, vertically spaced relationship for transportation, to a deployed position in which the trays extend on opposite sides in an alternating arrangement with increased vertical spacing, and are tilted to a downwardly angled orientation so that the plants can be readily viewed and accessed by customers and other personnel. The posts and trays are mounted on a mobile frame that includes stabilizer legs which prevent the assembly from tipping when the trays are in the deployed position. The posts and trays are removable from the frame, and can be broken down for storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Inventors: Wiebe S. Vanderhoek, Mike Van Wingerden
  • Publication number: 20120223041
    Abstract: A shelving system includes a front vertical support having front mounting positions. A rear vertical support has two or more rear mounting positions corresponding to each front mounting position such that each corresponding rear mounting position is a specified distance from the front mounting position. A shelf has a shelf front mounting and shelf rear mounting the specified distance apart. The shelf is assembled to the supports by mounting the shelf front mounting to the front vertical support mounting position and rotating the shelf using the front mounting position as an axis of rotation until the shelf rear mounting is mounted at one of the corresponding rear mounting positions. The shelf is substantially horizontal when mounted to one of the corresponding rear mounting positions and the shelf is angled to the horizontal in each of the remaining corresponding rear mounting positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2012
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Applicant: Organize-it-All Inc.
    Inventor: James LEE
  • Publication number: 20120097629
    Abstract: In one aspect, the present invention provides a “floating” shelf assembly that is configured for mounting on attic rafters or exposed wall studs. In at least one embodiment, the shelf assembly comprises a shelf that includes rotatable mounts at a first edge, which are configured to mount to adjacent rafters at a desired height above the attic floor or insulation. The shelf further includes flexible members which are configured to hang the opposing, second edge of the shelf from an overhead mounting point. The ability to rotate the shelf relative to its mounted first edge allows easy leveling of the shelf by adjusting the hanging length of the flexible members suspending the second edge of the shelf. The shelf assembly also permits direct use with wall studs, where the rotatable mounts are attached to the wall studs and the flexible members are pulled taught, diagonally back and above the shelf.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2011
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Inventor: Shawn Brisendine
  • Publication number: 20120091089
    Abstract: An exhibition apparatus includes a pair of side boards, a pair of back boards, a vertical board and at least a pair of bottom boards. The pair of back boards are respectively pivotally connected to each other and respectively pivotally connected to the pair of side boards. At least one among the pair of back boards has at least a first insertion portion. The vertical board is disposed between the pair of side boards. The pair of bottom boards are respectively pivotally connected to the two opposite surfaces of the vertical board and respectively pivotally connected to the surfaces of the pair of side boards facing the vertical board. At least one among the pair of bottom boards has a second insertion portion, and the first insertion portion and the second insertion portion suit to be inserted by each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Applicant: OWEDO CREATIVE PRODUCTION CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hsiu-Feng Chen
  • Publication number: 20120037583
    Abstract: A shelving system includes shelves pivotally coupled to stanchions. The shelves are coupled to braces used to support the shelves in a working position. Further, the shelves include recesses for receiving the braces when the shelves are in a stored position. The shelves of the shelving system may be arranged such that all shelves may be moved from the working to stored position without interfering with an adjacent shelf. In one example, the shelves couple to the stanchions with spring loaded barrel bolts and rotate along a common bolt axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2010
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Inventor: Robert W. Wise
  • Patent number: 8109579
    Abstract: An adjustment apparatus for a sneeze guard includes a support post having a mounting bar with two parallel ridges along the rear side. First and second support frames are slidably interconnected and secured to the ridges on the mounting bar in parallel relation, the outer side of first support frame facing the outer side of the second support frame. The first support plate is pivotally connected and adjustably secured in a plurality of rotational positions to the inner side of the first support frame. The first support plate includes a holder on the inner side attached to one end of a transparent pane of a sneeze guard. The second support plate is pivotally connected and adjustably secured in a plurality of rotational positions to the inner side of the second support frame. The second support plate includes a holder on the inner side attached to one end of an opposing transparent pane of a sneeze guard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Inventors: Douglas A. English, Shawn D. Rice
  • Publication number: 20120000872
    Abstract: A convertible, multiple function shelf unit includes shelves which can be supported horizontally or on an incline and having opposed edge members extending from the shelf. When horizontal, these members define a trough-like configuration with apexes extending outwardly from shelf edges. When the shelf is inverted, these apexes fit over opposed and vertically spaced braces to support the shelf in an inclined position. The distance between the apexes is greater than the distance between the shelf edge inboard of the extended members to accommodate the greater distance between opposed support braces when respectively vertically spaced, as opposed to residing in the same horizontal plane to support a shelf in a horizontal position. A shelf comprises one shelf member or, alternatively, a plurality of independent shelf members. Accessory bins and screens are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2010
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: Edsal Manufacturing Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony J. Troyner, David J. Wojtowicz, Thomas St. Germain, Mitchell Liss, Al Dunaj
  • Publication number: 20110279951
    Abstract: A modular shelving system includes: a rail including a plurality of mounting holes; a plurality of shelves, each shelf including a pair of pivot pins; a plurality of pivots removably secured to the rail, wherein each pivot receives at least one pivot pin such that each of the shelves are rotatably supported on the rail between a corresponding pair of pivots; and a plurality of covers covering the rail and spanning the distance between each corresponding pair of pivots. The shelves each include a portion of a piece of visual art, such that when each of the shelves is positioned approximately vertically, the portion of the visual art is displayed and further such that when all of the plurality of shelves are positioned in the approximately vertical position, the entirety of the visual art is displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2011
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Inventors: Mark Kinsley, Robert Kinsley
  • Publication number: 20110247990
    Abstract: An adjustable shelf assembly for a dishwasher system is used to hold cups, bowls, spoons and other crockery items that are placed within the dishwasher. The vertical position of the shelf assembly within the dishwasher tub is adjusted by an adjustment mechanism comprising a carrier and a gripping projection. The gripping projection can move between a gripping position and sliding position. The carrier slides up and down a vertical bar. The adjustable shelf is capable of moving between a stowed position and a deployed position. In the deployed position the shelf can support crockery items. The shelf can be moved and held at any position between the deployed and stowed positions. The shelf assembly includes a cam mechanism that allows the shelf to move between a deployed position and a stowed position. The shelf is partially curved in the stowed position and flexes to become straight in the deployed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2009
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Inventor: Biao Chai
  • Patent number: 8025155
    Abstract: A mail cart for use in manual sorting of mail pieces according to the inventions includes a generally rectangular frame and wheels mounted on the frame for rolling support of the cart on a floor. A bottom, substantially horizontal shelf is secured to the frame along with a first inclined shelf secured to the frame above the bottom shelf and spaced from the bottom shelf in a vertical direction, which first inclined shelf extends forwardly and upwardly at an acute angle relative to a horizontal plane. A second inclined shelf is secured to the frame above the first inclined shelf and spaced from the first inclined shelf in a vertical direction. The second inclined shelf extends forwardly and upwardly at an acute angle relative to a horizontal plane, which angle is preferably the same as the angle of first shelf.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Assignee: Siemens Industry, Inc.
    Inventor: James M. Pippin
  • Patent number: 7954655
    Abstract: A presentation display for use in displaying products, samples and/or premiums. The display is comprised a shelf that is attached to a backer panel by means of a flexible hinge. The display may be made with flexible material as in paperboard, or with more permanent material as in plastic, wood, metal or other suitable material. Additional shelves may be added. The orientation of the additional shelves should be in a “nesting” way where when they are in the “Up” or “Closed” position there is minimal space between the shelves (“nesting” way), and when they are in the “Down” or “Open” position the area covered up during storage or shipping is revealed, giving a substantially “open” look a and feel to the display and allowing for easy access to the product. The revealed area may contain imagery or messaging to inform, entertain or to help sell the product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Inventor: Alexander Virvo
  • Publication number: 20110100942
    Abstract: Retrofitting shelves attachable to a shelving system, shelving systems, and methods of displaying items on a shelving system. In one form, the retrofitting shelf includes a supporting unit, pivoting mechanisms attachable to the supporting unit, and a continuously adjustable device for dividing items on the shelving system which is attachable to the supporting unit. In another form, the shelving system includes a base, vertical members attached to the base, and a retrofitting shelf attached to the vertical members. In yet another form, the method for displaying items on a shelving system includes attaching a retrofitting shelf to the shelving system and placing items on the supporting unit of the retrofitting shelf.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2010
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Inventors: Robert Spizman, Raul Romeiro, Brian Herres
  • Publication number: 20110068071
    Abstract: A shelving system includes a frame with vertical frame members and cross braces, a shelf with three-sided perimeter groove and under-shelf groove, a wire perimeter shelf support engaging the perimeter groove and vertical frame members, and a wire under-shelf support constructed to engage the under-shelf groove and the vertical legs in a stable arrangement. The assembled shelving system does not require tools or separate fasteners for assembly, and assembly is quick, easy and intuitive, yet allows for flexibility, customization, and adaptation for different uses and desired aesthetics. A variety of very different shelving systems can be constructed by purchasing different frames, shelves, and accessories. The system can be leaned against a wall at an angle, or fastened vertically against a wall. Shelves are angularly adjustable, height adjustable, and replaceable. A pair of systems angled against each other form a free standing arrangement, and can support a header panel therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2010
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Inventors: Michael Suman, Lynn Smith
  • Patent number: 7878343
    Abstract: The invention relates to a stacking column for holding warehouse items, in particular bodywork parts, on the support arms of ratchet levers, which pivot about a rotational axis from a resting position into a working position. Several ratchet levers are located above one another or next to one another and cooperate with one another. A supporting element, which in the working position lies on or against a preceding ratchet lever, rotates with the latter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: MTS Maschinenbau GmbH
    Inventor: Gustav Strobel
  • Publication number: 20110001415
    Abstract: A refrigerator has a variable shelf which may include a first partition shelf mounted to be pivotable about a rear end thereof, and a second partition shelf mounted to move relative to the first partition shelf and therefore protrude to a front of the first partition shelf. When the fist and second partition shelves are rotated about the rear end of the first partition shelf in a state where the second partition shelf is disposed at a lower part of the first partition shelf, it may be guaranteed a storage space even for item(s) higher than an interval between the shelves and wider than a front-to-rear width of the second partition shelf.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2010
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ho Sang Park, Chang Yong Kim, Sang Gyu Jung