Storage unit with extension mechanism
OwnerGenevieve Robert-Reitman, William Palleva +3inventors
InventorsGenevieve Robert-Reitman, William Palleva, Patrick M. Green, Dustan J. Baker, Simon Raab
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Abstract
A storage unit comprises an arm assembly that can be stored inside the unit and extended along a range of positions outside the unit and a moveable panel which conceals the interior of the storage unit frame coupled with the storage unit frame by a connector. The storage unit can be integrated into an article of furniture such as a headboard or a chair. A four-bar linkage assembly can be used to connect the moveable panel to the storage unit frame and can permit the panel to remain substantially parallel to the frame along its range of motion.
Claims20
A headboard for placement behind a seating or sleeping area comprising:
- a storage cabinet comprising a frame and a panel configured to cover a space inside said frame;
- an arm assembly comprising a first arm coupled with an inside surface of said frame and a second arm coupled with said first arm,
- said arm assembly being configured to move from a retracted configuration wherein said arm assembly is inside said space to an extended configuration;
- a table assembly coupled with said second arm of said arm assembly such that when said arm assembly is in said retracted configuration, said table assembly can be located inside said space and when said arm assembly is in said extended configuration, said table assembly can be located above the seating area;
- and,
- a mechanism coupled with said panel and with an inside surface of said frame,
- said mechanism being configured to move from a closed configuration in which said panel covers said arm assembly when said arm assembly is in said retracted configuration to an open configuration configured to allow said arm assembly to move between said retracted configuration and said extended configuration.
An article of furniture comprising:
- a frame enclosing a storage volume;
- an extension mechanism,
- said extension mechanism having a first configuration in which the extension mechanism is at least partially retracted within said storage volume and a second configuration in which said extension mechanism is extended from said storage volume;
- a panel coupled with said frame configured to cover a face of said storage volume when said panel is in a closed position and being moveable to an open position to permit access to said extension mechanism,
- said panel being substantially parallel to said face of said storage volume when said panel is in said open position.
A support structure capable of stowing an object within a stowage space and of positioning an object for use adjacent a seating area comprising:
- an arm assembly comprising at least two swivel connectors in the same rotational plane;
- a mechanism configured to be attached to said stowage space and to move a portion of said stowage space from a first position in which said stowage space portion conceals said arm assembly within said stowage space to a second position in which access is provided to said arm assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.