# US 10,945,526 B2 · Collapsible outdoor shelving unit

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- Number: US 10,945,526 B2
- Document ID: US10945526B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/905,021
- Filed: 2020-06-18
- Published: 2020-10-29
- Granted: 2021-03-16
- Earliest claimed: 2019-04-25
- Applicants: Robert Kareus
- Inventors: Robert Kareus
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10945526B2

## CPC

- A47B 37/04: Tables specially adapted for use in the garden or otherwise in the open air, e.g. with means for holding umbrellas or umbrella-like sunshades
- A47B 96/028: {characterised by support bracket location means, e.g. fixing means between support bracket and shelf}
- A47B 57/10: the grooved or notched parts being the side walls or uprights themselves
- A47B 96/1416: {Uprights receiving panels and brackets (for show stands A47F5/10; for partitions E04B2/78)}
- A47B 2230/08: Clamping of spaced shelves on columns using screw means
- A47B: TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE (furniture jointing F16B)

## Abstract

A collapsible, portable shelving unit that is useful within tents and the like when one is camping. The device is easy to pack and carry and is lightweight but will hold a fair amount of weight when in use. There is no requirement for supporting the shelving unit to posts or trees or the like, as the device is self-supportable, even when it contains various objects on the shelving. It is especially useful for tent camping.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A collapsible outdoor shelving unit, said unit comprising:
at least one shelf, each said shelf having a back edge, a top surface, a side surface and two ends;
a collapsible support shaft, said collapsible support shaft having a top end and a bottom end, said top end terminating in a handle, said bottom end terminating in a pointed tip;
each said shelf having an opening near said back edge and essentially centered between said two ends of said shelf to allow entry of said shaft;
a retainer for each said shelf consisting of a threaded compressible sleeve and a threaded nut for said compressible sleeve wherein the compressible sleeve is molded into a bottom of said shelf.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

A collapsible outdoor shelving unit as claimed in claim 1, wherein said shaft consists of one piece.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

A collapsible outdoor shelving unit as claimed in claim 1, wherein said shaft consists of at least two pieces.