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US 9,433,283 B2Granted
Extendable storage device
AssigneeGlideware, LLC
InventorsDavid Hall, Jenny L. Hall
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Abstract
A storage device comprising an extendable center piece slidingly-attached to one or more supports, the center piece including a slot that runs vertically through the center piece for at least a portion of a length of the center piece and providing a surface to support at least one hook, wherein the hook is disposed in the slot formed in the center piece and the hook extends through the slot and below the bottom surface of the center-piece, each hook providing an interface for hanging and storing an item within a cabinet or other suitable storage space.
Claims21
A storage device adapted to be attached to a mounting surface, the storage device comprising:
- at least one hook;
- a support piece having an upper surface and a lower surface, wherein the support piece is configured to be attached to the mounting surface;
- a center piece positioned above the lower surface of the support piece, the center piece comprising:
- a length;
- a top surface opposite a bottom surface;
- a first side surface;
- a second side surface opposite the first side surface;
- and
- a slot formed in the center piece and extending from the top surface of the center piece through the bottom surface of the center piece and having a slot length that extends substantially along the entire length of the center piece, the slot comprising a lower portion positioned below an upper portion, wherein the lower portion of the slot has a width that is less than a width of the upper portion of the slot, and wherein the slot is configured to receive the at least one hook added to, and removed from, the storage device by inserting the at least one hook through the slot from a top side of the center piece such that a lower end of the at least one hook extends below the lower surface of the support piece;
- a first rail attached to a portion of the bottom surface of the center piece;
- a support rail attached to an interior surface of the support piece proximate to the center piece;
- and
- a sliding rail slidingly engaging the first rail and the support rail such that the center piece is slidably interconnected to the support piece in order to slide the center piece from a retracted position substantially aligned with the support piece to an extended position protruding at least partially in front of the support piece.
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A storage device adapted to be attached to a mounting surface, the storage device comprising:
- at least one hook with a lower end;
- a support piece having an upper surface and a lower surface, wherein the support piece is configured to be attached to the mounting surface;
- a center piece positioned above the lower surface of the support piece, the center piece comprising:
- a length;
- a top surface opposite a bottom surface;
- a first side surface;
- a second side surface opposite the first side surface;
- and
- a slot formed in the center piece and extending from the top surface of the center piece through the bottom surface of the center piece and having a slot length that extends substantially along the entire length of the center piece, the slot comprising a lower portion positioned below an upper portion, wherein the lower portion of the slot has a width that is less than a width of the upper portion of the slot, and wherein the slot is configured to receive the at least one hook added to, and removed from, the storage device by inserting the at least one hook through the slot from a top side of the center piece with the lower end of the at least one hook protruding below the lower surface of the support piece;
- a first rail attached to the bottom surface of the center piece;
- a support rail attached to a surface of the support piece facing the center piece;
- and
- a sliding rail configured to slidingly engage the first rail and the support rail in order to slidably interconnect the center piece with the support piece in order to enable the center piece to slide from a retracted position with a front portion of the center piece generally aligned with a front portion of the support piece to an extended position wherein the front portion of the center piece extends in front of the front portion of the support piece.
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A method of forming a storage device, comprising:
- providing at least one hook;
- forming a support piece having an upper surface and a lower surface, wherein the support piece is configured to be attached to a mounting surface;
- forming a center piece comprising:
- a length;
- a top surface opposite a bottom surface;
- a first side surface;
- a second side surface opposite the first side surface;
- and
- a slot formed in the center piece and extending from the top surface of the center piece through the bottom surface of the center piece and having a slot length that extends substantially along the entire length of the center piece, the slot comprising a lower portion positioned below an upper portion, wherein the lower portion of the slot has a width that is less than a width of the upper portion of the slot, wherein the slot receives the at least one hook added to, and removed from, the storage device by inserting the at least one hook through the slot from a top side of the center piece, and wherein a lower end of the at least one hook extends below the lower surface of the support piece;
- attaching a first rail to a portion of the bottom surface of the center piece;
- slidingly engaging the first rail to a sliding rail;
- attaching a support rail to an interior surface of the support piece;
- and
- slidingly engaging the support rail to the sliding rail, wherein the center piece is configured to slide from a retracted position substantially aligned with the interior surface of the support piece to an extended position protruding at least partially in front of the support piece.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.