Shelf extending and lifting system

Abstract

A cabinet having opposing side walls and an open, or openable, frontal area, provides a pair of arms pivotally engaged with each of the side walls. The arms are rotatable between a downwardly and rearwardly directed position within the cabinet for storing a shelf or basket attached to the arms, and a forwardly directed position extensive of the frontal area for exposing the shelf or basket. Each of the pair of arms is, in one embodiment of the invention, engaged with a guide plate fixed at one side of a basket, whereby the basket is able to move between a retracted position inside the cabinet, and a frontally extended and raised position. Such movement is facilitated by a motor driven linear actuator. In another embodiment, the arms are spring loaded, and in a still further embodiment, the arms are connected with a linear draw slide.

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