Storage apparatus
AssigneePard Hardware Industrial Co., Ltd.
InventorTa-Sen Lin
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Abstract
A storage apparatus includes trays, a shaft, a base element and two wheel assemblies. The shaft is inserted in the trays to connect the trays to one another so that each of the trays is rotatable between a withdrawn position and a spread position relative to a lower one of the trays. The base element is attached to the shaft. The base element is connected to a second one of the trays by a connecting element. The base element is located below the lowermost tray when the trays overlap one another. The first wheel assembly includes wheels attached to the lowermost tray. The second wheel assembly includes wheels attached to the base element. The wheels cover a first area when the trays overlap one another and cover a second area when the trays fully spread from one another. The first area is smaller than the second area.
Claims18
A storage apparatus comprising:
- trays each comprising a supporting plate, a confining plate formed on the supporting plate, and a lug formed on an external side of the confining plate;
- a shaft inserted in the lugs of the trays to connect the trays to one another so that each of the trays is rotatable between a withdrawn position whereby the trays overlap one another and a spread position relative to a lowermost one of the trays;
- a base element attached to a lower end of the shaft, wherein the base element is connected to the confining plate of a second one of the trays by a connecting element, wherein the base element is located below the lowermost tray when the trays overlap one another;
- a first wheel assembly comprising wheels attached to a lower face of the lowermost tray;
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- a second wheel assembly comprising wheels attached to a lower face of the base element, wherein the wheels of the first and second wheel assemblies cover a first area when the trays overlap one another and cover a second area when the trays fully spread from one another, wherein the first area is smaller than the second area.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.