# US 11,029,038 B2 · Magnetic appliance shelf and method of assembly

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- Number: US 11,029,038 B2
- Document ID: US11029038B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/560,372
- Filed: 2019-09-04
- Published: 2020-03-05
- Granted: 2021-06-08
- Earliest claimed: 2016-12-27
- Assignees: Barry & Bamboo LLC
- Applicants: Barry & Bamboo LLC
- Inventors: Scott James Fleming
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11029038B2

## CPC

- F24C 15/12: Side rests; Side plates; Cover lids; Splash guards; Racks outside ovens, e.g. for drying plates
- A47B 96/021: {Structural features of shelf bases}
- A47B 97/00: Furniture or accessories for furniture, not provided for in other groups of this subclass
- F16B 12/10: using pegs, bolts, tenons, clamps, clips, or the like (glued F16B12/04; fastening means per se F16B15/00 - F16B47/00)
- F16B 2200/83: Use of a magnetic material
- F24C: DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES (exclusively for solid fuels F24B); DETAILS OF DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
- A47B: TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE (furniture jointing F16B)
- F16B: DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING (couplings for transmitting rotation F16D)

## Abstract

According to a further aspect of the disclosure, a support structure for releasable attachment to an appliance includes a support surface, a first lip disposed on one edge of the support surface and at least one magnet disposed on the support surface and engageable with a complementary surface of the appliance.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A kit for a support structure for releasable attachment to an appliance, the kit comprising:
a. a support structure consisting of a single piece of a rigid material, the support structure consisting of a planar support surface, a first lip disposed along one edge of the support surface and a second lip disposed along an edge of the support surface opposite the first lip, wherein the first lip and the second lip extend in opposite directions and in different planes relative to the support surface; and
b. at least one magnet disposed on the support surface and engageable with a complementary surface of the appliance,
wherein at least one of the first lip or the second lip extends outwardly from the support surface in a direction generally perpendicular to the complementary surface.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The kit of claim 1 wherein the first lip and second lip have different lengths.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The kit of claim 1 further comprising a non-slip layer positioned over the at least one magnet opposite the support surface.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The kit of claim 1 wherein the first lip and the second lip each extend perpendicularly from the opposed edges of the support surface.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The kit of claim 1 wherein the magnets include a friction reducing layer thereon.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

A method for forming a support structure for releasable attachment to an appliance; the method comprising the steps of:
a. providing the support surface of claim 1;
b. attaching a number of magnets to the support surface; and
c. placing the support surface and the number of magnets on an appliance.

### Claim 7

A kit for a support structure for releasable attachment to an appliance, the kit consisting essentially of:
a. a support structure consisting of a single piece of a rigid material, the support structure consisting of a planar support surface, a first lip disposed along one edge of the support surface and a second lip disposed along an edge of the support surface opposite the first lip, wherein the first lip and the second lip extend in opposite directions and in different planes relative to the support surface; and
b. at least one magnet disposed on the support surface and engageable with a complementary surface of the appliance,
wherein at least one of the first lip or the second lip extends outwardly from the support surface in a direction generally perpendicular to the complementary surface.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The kit of claim 7 further consisting essentially of a pair of magnets disposed on the support surface.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The kit of claim 8 wherein the pair of magnets are magnetically affixed to the support surface.

### Claim 10 (depends on 8)

The kit of claim 8 wherein the pair of magnets are adhesively affixed to the support surface.