Apparatus and Method for Utilizing Space Under a Deck for Storage
OwnerDonald Keenaninventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for utilizing space under a deck for storage includes (a) a first securing element having a first and second portion, wherein the first portion is formed to engage the deck and extends downward therefrom toward the ground; and (b) a storage element sized to be received beneath the deck, wherein the second portion of the first securing element is secured to the storage element. A method utilizes the claimed apparatus.
Claims18
An apparatus for utilizing space under a deck for storage, the apparatus comprising:
- a first securing element having a first and second portion, wherein the first portion is formed to engage the deck and extends downward therefrom toward the ground;
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- a storage element sized to be received beneath the deck, wherein the second portion of the first securing element is secured to the storage element.
An apparatus for utilizing space under a deck for storage, the apparatus comprising:
- a first and second flexible wire sized to be received in respective spaces defined between a first set of planks and a second set of planks of the deck, wherein the first and second wires include respective first and second ends;
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- a storage element sized to be received beneath the deck, wherein the first and second ends of the first wire are secured to a first set of opposite ends of the storage element, and wherein the first and second ends of the second wire are secured to a second set of opposite ends of the storage element.
A method for utilizing space under a deck for storage, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) lowering a first securing element through a space defined between a first and second plank of the deck, wherein a first portion of the first securing element is secured against at least the first or second plank;
- (b) lowering a second securing element through a space defined between a third and fourth plank of the deck, wherein a first portion of the second securing element is secured against at least the third or fourth plank;
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- (c) securing a storage element to respective second portions of the first and second securing elements, wherein the storage element is situated beneath the deck.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.