# US 9,427,113 B2 · Undermount cabinet storage system

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- Number: US 9,427,113 B2
- Document ID: US9427113B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 14/550,680
- Filed: 2014-11-21
- Published: 2016-05-26
- Granted: 2016-08-30
- Earliest claimed: 2014-11-21
- Applicants: Lance A Rinck; Michael E Carnes
- Inventors: Lance A Rinck; Michael E Carnes
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9427113B2

## CPC

- A47J 45/02: for fastening kitchen utensils to tables, walls, or the like
- A47B 77/14: by incorporation of racks or supports, other than shelves, for household utensils
- A47G 19/08: Plate-holders (holders for kitchen pots A47J45/10)
- A47G 29/087: Devices for fastening household utensils, or the like, to tables, walls, or the like (for kitchen utensils A47J45/02)
- F16M 13/022: {repositionable}
- A47J: KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES
- A47B: TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE (furniture jointing F16B)
- A47G: HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT (book-ends A47B5/00; knives B26B)
- F16M: FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS

## Abstract

The present invention provides an undermount cabinet storage system adapted for receipt of at least one common kitchen items, said undermount cabinet storage system including a mounting bracket in pivotable receipt of a vertical support structure movable between a horizontal position and a vertical position with a pair of rotatable arms associated with a distal end of the vertical support member and adapted for receipt of the kitchen item.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An undermount cabinet storage system associated with a lower cabinet surface and adapted for receipt of a common kitchen item, said undermount cabinet storage system comprising:
a mounting bracket secured to the lower cabinet surface;
a vertical support structure having a proximate end spaced apart from a distal end, said proximate end received by said mounting bracket;
a pair of rotatable arms received by said distal end of said vertical support, said pair of rotatable arms being rotated between an upper stop and a lower stop wherein said pair of rotatable arms receives said kitchen item;
wherein each of said rotatable arms includes a pivotably connected secondary arm; and
said undermount cabinet storage system being operable between a horizontal orientation and vertical orientation as said vertical support structure is pivoted about said mounting bracket for receipt of at least one of said kitchen item.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The undermount cabinet storage system according to claim 1 wherein said mounting bracket further comprises a rear brace.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The undermount cabinet storage system according to claim 1 wherein said distal end of said vertical support member is secured to an upper and a lower stop while said undermount cabinet storage system is in the horizontal orientation.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The undermount cabinet storage system according to claim 1 further comprising a pair of adjusters adapted for placement between a first cabinet surface and a second cabinet surface, said first and second cabinet surfaces associated with the lower cabinet surface.

### Claim 5

An undermount cabinet storage. system adapted for receipt of common kitchen items, said undermount cabinet storage system comprising:
a pressurized mounting structure having a front support wall separated from a rear support wall by a mounting platform;
said mounting platform being adapted for receipt by a lower cabinet surface associated with a wall cabinet;
a mounting bracket secured to said mounting platform;
a vertical support structure having a proximate end spaced apart from a distal end, said proximate end received by said mounting bracket;
a pair of rotatable arms received by said distal end of said vertical support, said pair of rotatable arms being rotated between an upper stop and a lower stop wherein said pair of rotatable arms receives said kitchen item; and
said undermount cabinet storage system being operable between a horizontal orientation and a vertical orientation as said vertical support structure is pivoted about said mounting bracket for receipt of at least one of said kitchen item.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The undermount cabinet storage system according to claim 5 further comprising a pair of adjusters extending between a first support wall and a second support wall.