Expandable shelf

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an expandable shelf, incorporating the new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan of the expandable shelf of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a front elevation of the expandable shelf of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan of the expandable shelf of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevation of the expandable shelf of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a left-side elevation of the expandable shelf of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a right-side elevation of the expandable shelf of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a partial cross-sectional view of a part of the expandable shelf of FIG. 1, showing the structure cut at line 8—8 only, without showing structure behind line 8—8, for clarity;

FIG. 9 is a partial cross-sectional view of a part of the expandable shelf of FIG. 1, showing the structure cut at line 9—9 only, without showing structure behind line 9—9, for clarity;

FIG. 10 is a partial cross-sectional view of a part of the expandable shelf of FIG. 1, showing the structure cut at line 10—10 only, without showing structure behind line 10—10, for clarity;

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of an alternative position of the expandable shelf of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 12 is a top plan of a second embodiment of an expandable shelf, an expandable shelf of indeterminate length incorporating the new design.

Claims

The ornamental design for an expandable shelf, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D444975
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 22, 2000
Date of Patent: Jul 17, 2001
Assignee: Westerlund Products Corporation (Minnetonka, MN)
Inventor: Robert A. West (Shorewood, MN)
Primary Examiner: Prabhakar Deshmukh
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: Schwegman, Lundberg, Woessner & Kluth, P.A.
Application Number: 29/125,360
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D6/511
International Classification: 0604;