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AssigneeRichard D. Cornell
InventorsRichard D. Cornell, Benjamin D. Nibali
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Abstract
A revolving shelf system including first and second side plates configured to be mounted on opposite side walls of a cabinet, a drive track configured to extend from an inner front face to an outer back face of each of the first and second side plates, at least one shelf member having first and second ends connected to the drive track, and a drive mechanism located on the outer back face of at least one of the first and second side plates, the drive mechanism configured to move with a rotation motion the at least one shelf member about the drive track.
Claims21
A shelf system for a cabinet, comprising:
- first and second side plates configured to be mounted on opposite side walls of a cabinet;
- a drive track configured to extend from an inner front face to an outer back face of each of the first and second side plates;
- at least one shelf member having first and second ends connected to the drive track;
- a drive pin arranged on each of the first and second ends of the shelf members, and configured to extend respectively into each of the drive tracks;
- a drive member adapted to be coupled to the drive pins so as to drive the drive pins, whereby said drive member is disposed within each said drive track and received by a portion of the drive track disposed on the outer back face of each said side plates whereby said drive member is not exposed in a space defined between the inner front faces of said first and second side plates arranged in each of the first and second side plates;
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- a drive mechanism located on the outer back face of at least one of the first and second side plates, the drive mechanism configured to move with a rotation motion the at least one shelf member about the drive track wherein the shelf members are configured to move with a rotation motion of the drive members.
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A revolving shelf system for a cabinet, the system comprising:
- first and second side plates configured to be mounted on opposite side walls of a cabinet;
- a drive track configured on a face of each of the first and second side plates;
- a plurality of guide tracks configured on the face of each of the first and second side plates;
- a plurality of shelf members each having first and second ends;
- a drive pin arranged on each of the first and second ends of the shelf members, and configured to extend respectively into each of the drive tracks;
- a plurality of guide pins arranged on each of the first and second ends of the shelf members, and configured to extend respectively into corresponding ones of the guide tracks;
- a drive member received by the drive track arranged in each of the first and second side plates to respectively drive the drive pins;
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- a motor configured to transmit a driving power to the drive member;
- wherein the shelf members are configured to move with a rotation motion of the drive member, the drive pins and guide pins remaining extended into the respective drive pin tracks and guide pin tracks at any position of the shelf members.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.