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US 9,993,383 B2Granted
Drawer-mounted swing-out shelf
AssigneeA-dec, Inc.
InventorsDavid Anthony Hovenden, Joshua D. Vail
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Abstract
A shelf assembly comprises a shelf, an arm having a distal end and a proximal end, a first pivot connection between the shelf and the distal end of the arm, and a second pivot connection between the proximal end of the arm and a base. The base comprises a drawer movable in translation between at least a storage position and an operating position. A cabinet for a swing-out shelf is also described.
Claims14
A shelf assembly, comprising:
- a shelf member;
- an arm having a distal end and a proximal end;
- a first pivot connection defining a first pivot axis between the shelf member and the distal end of the arm;
- a second pivot connection defining a second pivot axis between the proximal end of the arm and a drawer, wherein the drawer is for positioning horizontally and is movable in translation between at least a storage position and an operating position, and wherein the first and second pivot axes are vertical when the drawer is positioned horizontally;
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- a reinforcement bracket coupled to the drawer and having first and second portions that are perpendicular to each other and extending laterally along perpendicular sides of the drawer, the reinforcement bracket having mounting holes for mounting the bracket in alignment with the second pivot axis.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.