Bedpost Shelf for Dormitory Room Bed
AssigneeJoanne Alice Kauffman
InventorJoanne Alice Kauffman
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Abstract
A shelf unit for attachment to the top of the bedpost of a dormitory room bed is described. The shelf has a bedpost interface which makes the shelf easy to install, without tools, and which will not damage the bedpost. The bedpost interface may be a pin that mates with a vertical hole located in many dormitory room bedposts, with an optional bracket to prevent the shelf from rotating about the axis of the pin. Alternatively, the bedpost interface may be a sleeve that fits snuggly over the top of the bedpost. The shelf unit may have a rail to prevent items held on the shelf from falling over the edge.
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An apparatus in combination with a vertical support post, the apparatus adapted for mounting atop the vertical support post for holding items thereon comprising:
- a shelf for providing a resting surface for the items;
- a vertical support post interface extending downward from the underside of the shelf to serve as a mating fixture with the top of the vertical support post;
- where the bottom face of the apparatus rests against the top face of the vertical support post.
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A method for attaching a shelf unit to the top of a vertical support post so as to hold items thereon, the method comprising:
- aligning a shelf unit over the top of the vertical support post:
- lowering the shelf unit until the underside of the shelf unit rests against the top face of the vertical support post.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.