Closet storage system
AssigneeCleverMade, LLC
InventorsAbraham Peters, Jamison Burton Miller, Jennifer Catherine Sutcliffe Weiler Fimbres
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Abstract
A shelf system may include a first shelf module having attachment features for connecting the first shelf module to a second shelf module, such that the first shelf module can support the second shelf module in a hanging configuration, or the second shelf module can support the first shelf module in a freestanding configuration. The shelf modules may include a plurality of panels that may be foldable or capable of assembly into a form having a container space inside and a lid portion positionable to selectively cover or reveal the container space. Multiple shelf modules may be connected or stacked to customize the number of storage spaces for various items.
Claims19
A shelf system comprising two or more shelf modules, wherein each shelf module comprises:
- a bottom panel;
- a first side panel extendable transversely and upwardly from the bottom panel;
- a second side panel extendable transversely and upwardly from the bottom panel;
- a rear panel extendable transversely and upwardly from the bottom panel, the rear panel further being extendable transversely between the first side panel and the second side panel;
- a front panel extendable transversely and upwardly from the bottom panel;
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- a lid portion comprising one or more lid panels movably attached to the rear panel, wherein the lid portion is movable between a first configuration in which the lid portion is open to expose a container space between the bottom panel, the first side panel, the second side panel, the rear panel, and the one or more lid panels, and a second configuration in which the lid portion is closed to enclose the container space;
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- wherein, for a first one of the shelf modules, each of the first side panel and the second side panel includes a first attachment feature, and for a second one of the shelf modules, each of the first side panel and the second side panel includes a second attachment feature configured to mate with the first attachment feature,
- wherein the first attachment features comprise hook elements, and the second attachment features comprise openings in the first side panel and in the second side panel of the second shelf module,
- wherein at least one of the hook elements comprises an elongated bar having a notch extending along a length of the bar, and at least one the first side panel or the second side panel of the second shelf module engages the notch, and
- wherein when the first attachment feature is mated with the second attachment feature, the second one of the shelf modules is hangable from the first one of the shelf modules and the first one of the shelf modules is supportable on the second one of the shelf modules.
A shelf system comprising a first shelf module, the first shelf module comprising:
- a bottom panel;
- a first side panel extending transversely and upwardly from the bottom panel, the first side panel carrying a first attachment feature;
- a second side panel extending transversely and upwardly from the bottom panel, the second side panel carrying a second attachment feature;
- a rear panel extending transversely and upwardly from the bottom panel, the rear panel extending transversely between the first side panel and the second side panel;
- a front panel extending transversely and upwardly from the bottom panel;
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- a lid portion comprising one or more lid panels movably attached to the rear panel, wherein the lid portion is movable between a first configuration in which the lid portion is open to expose a container space between the bottom panel, the first side panel, the second side panel, the rear panel, and the one or more lid panels, and a second configuration in which the lid portion is closed to enclose the container space;
- wherein the first attachment feature and the second attachment feature are positioned and configured to engage additional attachment features on a second shelf module to hang the second shelf module from the first shelf module or to support the first shelf module on the second shelf module,
- wherein the additional attachment features comprise openings in side panels of the second shelf module, and
- wherein each of the first attachment feature and the second attachment feature comprises an elongated bar having a notch extending along a length of the bar, the openings are configured to receive the notches, and the notches are configured to receive boundaries of the openings.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.