Accessible Cabinetry System
OwnerMonti Marsters, Everett Larry Marsters +1inventors
InventorsMonti Marsters, Everett Larry Marsters, Don Marsters
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Abstract
A high cabinet may be mechanically lowered to within reach of a disabled user. In the second exemplary embodiment, a scissor-jack type mechanism pushes an outer cabinet out from the wall and a sliding mechanism allows an inner cabinet to drop down from within the outer cabinet.
Claims4
A mechanical cabinet system comprising:
- (a) a rigid cabinet structure having at least a rear surface, left side surface, and right side surface;
- (b) a vertical support;
- (c) a moveable cabinet mounting means for mounting said cabinet to said vertical support such that said cabinet may be moved along a mechanically limited path between a storage position and an access position such that said mechanically limited path avoids an obstructable region located below or above said storage position and behind said access position;
- (d) said cabinet being mounted to said vertical support by said moveable cabinet mounting means;
- (e) a powered motion-generating means for selectively urging said cabinet structure between said storage position and said access position;
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- (f) said powered motion-generating means being mechanically affixed to any combination of said cabinet structure, said vertical support, and said cabinet mounting means;
- whereby, said cabinet structure may be selectively urged between said storage position and said access position.
The mechanical cabinet system of claim 10 wherein said powered motion generating means comprises in part a primary linear motor driving said scissor mechanism and in part a plurality of secondary linear motors driving said vertical tracks.
The mechanical cabinet system of claim 10 wherein said powered motion generating means comprises a hydraulic or pneumatic cylinder driving said scissor mechanism and in part a plurality of secondary linear motors driving said vertical tracks.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.