Patent · US Expired

Shelving

US7150364B2 · kind B2 · utility

19Cited by
23References
11Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 22, 2003
Grant dateDec 19, 2006
Priority date
Expiry dateJul 24, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA47B45/00
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

The expandable shelf of the invention is formed of several telescoping tubular assemblies that are supported in parallel to one another between a pair of end plates. The tubular assemblies may be press fit into the end plates. The end plates are mounted to opposed walls. A center bracket is provided to supportably mount between the end plates for embodiments having long or flexible tubes. In another embodiment, one end plate is mounted to a wall and a second end plate is supported on a floor-mounted column. A further embodiment includes support plates that are mounted to wall surfaces and further receive the end plates to support the expandable shelf. An additional embodiment includes a solid surface platform that is adjustable in length to mount onto the expandable shelf.

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