Auxiliary towel rack shelves

• US 4,799,432 A
• Filed: 06/04/1984
• Issued: 01/24/1989
• Est. Priority Date: 06/04/1984
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Chester, Auburn, Al Ingram
• Original Assignee: Chester, Auburn, Al Ingram
• Inventors: Rickner, Thomas W.
• Primary Examiner(s): NOT, DEFINED
• Application Number:
  US06/617,191
• Time in Patent Office: 1,695 Days
• Field of Search: 108/152, 108/42, 211/105.1, 211/105.2, 211/16, 211/87, 211/88, 211/90, 312/224, 312/342, 312/445, 248/214, 248/205.1, 248/220.4, 248/220.2, 248/489, 248/498, D 6/567, D 6/570, D 6/574
• US Class Current: 108/42
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 95/008 Suspension fittings for cabinets to be hung on walls
• CPC Class Codes: A47K 17/00 Other equipment , e.g. separate apparatus for deodorising, disinfecting or cleaning devices without flushing for toilet bowls, seats or covers; Holders for toilet brushesportable urinating aids A61F5/4556; devices for receiving spittle A61J19/00 ; disinfecting apparatus for medical, surgical or hygienic purposes A61L; cleaning devices with flushing for toilet bowls, seats or covers E03D9/00; for emptying or cleaning chamber-pots, bed pans, bed urinals or the like E03D11/025

Abstract

Auxiliary shelves are mounted between side members having a lower portion that extends below and behind a towel rack and engages the wall so that the assembly can be easily mounted within the towel rack and provide stable support for articles on the shelves.

Claims

1. A shelf assembly for use with and supportable within a wall mounted towel rack, said rack having spaced horizontal arms mounted on and extending outwardly from the wall and a bar extending between the arms and spaced outwardly from said wall, said shelf assembly comprising parallel side members providing an upper shelf supporting portion which is generally wider than the space between the bar and the wall, and a lower leg portion, the lower part of which is narrower than the space between the bar and the wall, received between the rack and the wall, one or more vertically spaced shelves extending between the side members of the upper shelf supporting portion, the lower leg portion of each side member having a rear edge portion abutting the wall below the horizontal plane of the bar when the assembly is received within the rack, the side members at the upper region of each leg portion having a front edge portion extending outwardly from the plane of said rear edge portion and said wall into engagement with said bar, whereby the assembly may be lowered into the towel rack until the front edge portion engages the bar and the rear edge portion engages the wall, thereby securing the assembly within said rack.

2. The invention of claim 1, in which the lower leg portion of each side member tapers outwardly, upwardly, from a reduced width at its lowermost extremity to a wedging engagement with said bar.

3. The invention of claim 1 in which the side members have a maximum width adjacent to their contact with the bar and taper to a lesser width as they extend upwardly above the bar.

4. The invention of claim 1 in which the leg portions are so spaced that they engage the inner sides of the arms of the rack.

5. The invention of claim 1 in which the side members are formed of sheet material.

6. The invention of claim 1 in which the rear edges of the parallel side members abut the wall above the horizontal plane of the bar.