Apparatus for organizing storage containers in a cabinet
First Claim
1. Apparatus for organizing a cabinet having a horizontal shelf and having a front opening, said apparatus comprising a fixed guide, means for fastening said guide to the underside of the shelf with the guide extending from front-to-rear beneath the shelf, a horizontal support member connected to said guide and movable into and out of said cabinet between a stored position and an accessible position, at least three hangers attached to and depending from said support member and spaced from one another from front-to-rear along said support member, upright storage containers sized for lateral insertion into the spaces between said hangers, the spaces between said hangers being open in both lateral directions and also being open downwardly whereby containers of various heights may be inserted laterally into said spaces from either direction, and coating means on adjacent sides of adjacent hangers and on the upper end portions of said storage containers for suspending said containers in hanging relation from said hangers when said containers are inserted between said hangers, said hangers and the containers suspended therefrom being located completely outside of said cabinet when said support member is located in said accessible position whereby said containers may be removed laterally from between said hangers.
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Abstract
Dry food storage containers of various sizes are supported by hanger plates which form part of a rack adapted to be slid into and out of a cabinet. When the rack is slid out of the cabinet, the containers may be laterally removed from or laterally inserted into the rack without interference from the cabinet.
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- 1. Apparatus for organizing a cabinet having a horizontal shelf and having a front opening, said apparatus comprising a fixed guide, means for fastening said guide to the underside of the shelf with the guide extending from front-to-rear beneath the shelf, a horizontal support member connected to said guide and movable into and out of said cabinet between a stored position and an accessible position, at least three hangers attached to and depending from said support member and spaced from one another from front-to-rear along said support member, upright storage containers sized for lateral insertion into the spaces between said hangers, the spaces between said hangers being open in both lateral directions and also being open downwardly whereby containers of various heights may be inserted laterally into said spaces from either direction, and coating means on adjacent sides of adjacent hangers and on the upper end portions of said storage containers for suspending said containers in hanging relation from said hangers when said containers are inserted between said hangers, said hangers and the containers suspended therefrom being located completely outside of said cabinet when said support member is located in said accessible position whereby said containers may be removed laterally from between said hangers.
- 10. Apparatus for organizing a cabinet having a horizontal shelf and having a front opening, said appartus comprising a fixed guide, means for fastening said guide to the underside of the shelf with the guide extending from front-to-rear beneath the shelf, an inner front-to-rear extending carrier supported by said guide to move forwardly and rearwardly within said cabinet beneath said guide, an outer front-to-rear extending carrier supported by said inner carrier to move forwardly and rearwardly relative to said inner carrier and to move into and out of said cabinet, a front-to-rear extending horizontal support member attached to said outer carrier and projecting laterally beyond the sides thereof, said support member being movable with said outer carrier between a stored position within the cabinet and an accessible position outside of the cabinet, at least three hanger plates attached to and depending from said support member and extending laterally of the support member, said hanger plates being spaced from one another from front-to-rear beneath said support member, adjacent sides of adjacent hanger plates having laterally extending flanges projecting toward one another, and upright storage containers sized for lateral insertion in the spaces between said hanger plates, the spaces between said hanger plates being open in both lateral directions and also being open downwardly whereby containers of various heights may be inserted laterally into said spaces from either direction, said storage containers having flanges adjacent the upper ends thereof and suspended in hanging relation from said hanger flanges when said containers are located between said hanger plates, said hanger plates and the containers suspended therefrom being located completely outside of said cabinet when said support member is located in said accessible position whereby said containers may be removed laterally from between said hanger plates.
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