Powered lift system for cabinet shelves
AssigneeRichard Cornell
InventorsRichard Cornell, Benjamin D. Nibali, Maia Judd
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Abstract
A lift system for a cabinet including a guide path along at least one side wall of a cabinet, the guide path defining a horizontal segment and a non-horizontal segment. A drive member is disposed along the guide path, and a shelf unit is in engagement with the drive member. A drive mechanism is configured to drive the drive member along the guide path, thereby translating the shelf member along the guide path. Translation of the shelf member along the horizontal segment of the guide path moves the shelf member outside the cabinet, and translation of the shelf member along the non-horizontal segment of the guide path moves the shelf member in a vertical direction in relation to the cabinet.
Claims11
A cabinet having a lift system comprising:
- at least one guide path extending along at least one side wall of the cabinet, the at least one guide path defining a horizontal segment and a non-horizontal segment, wherein the at least one guide path is defined by a drive track extending along the at least one side wall of the cabinet, and wherein the drive track defines a first guide path and a second guide path, each guide path defining a horizontal segment and a non-horizontal segment;
- a drive mechanism comprising a drive member disposed along the at least one guide path and an assembly configured to drive the drive member along the at least one guide path;
- and
- a shelf unit in engagement with the drive member;
- whereby translation of the shelf unit along the horizontal segment of the at least one guide path moves the shelf unit between a first position inside the cabinet and a second position outside the cabinet, and whereby translation of the shelf unit along the non-horizontal segment of the at least one guide path moves the shelf unit in a nonhorizontal direction outside the cabinet, and;
- wherein the drive track is a circuitous track.
A cabinet having a lift
- system comprising:
- at least one guide path extending along at least one side wall of the cabinet, the at least one guide path defining a horizontal segment and a non-horizontal segment;
- a drive mechanism comprising a drive member disposed along the at least one guide path and an assembly configured to drive the drive member along the at least one guide path;
- and
- a shelf unit in engagement with the drive member;
- whereby translation of the shelf unit along the horizontal segment of the at least one guide path moves the shelf unit between a first position inside the cabinet and a second position outside the cabinet, and whereby translation of the shelf unit along the non-horizontal segment of the at least one guide path moves the shelf unit in a nonhorizontal direction outside the cabinet, and;
- wherein the drive track extends from a forward end of the horizontal segment of the first guide path, along a vertical segment of the first guide path, to a rearward end of the horizontal segment of the second guide path, along a vertical segment of the second guide path, and to a rearward end of the horizontal segment of the first guide path.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.