Universally adjustable, portable shelving unit

• US 5,860,370 A
• Filed: 06/02/1997
• Issued: 01/19/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 06/02/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Andy Poniecki
• Original Assignee: Andy Poniecki
• Inventors: Poniecki, Andy
• Primary Examiner(s): Cuomo, Peter M.
• Assistant Examiner(s): TRAN, HANH VAN
• Application Number:
  US08/867,165
• Time in Patent Office: 596 Days
• Field of Search: 108/137, 108/153.1, 108/180, 248/218.4, 248/219.3, 248/246, 248/295.11, 248/311.2, 211/182, 211/175, 211/289
• US Class Current: 108/137
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 96/025 Shelves with moving elements, e.g. movable extensions or link elements cabinets, racks or shelf units enabling enlargement in height, length or depth A47B45/00

Abstract

A portable, self mounting shelf is made of a plurality of generally tubular legs and cross members. A first adjustable leg and second adjustable leg are held within the same horizontal plane by a center adjustable crossbar and a rear adjustable crossbar. A holding foot is affixed each to the first leg and the second leg at the end opposite the rear crossbar. Pivotal attachment are included capable of allowing rotation of the legs about the crossbars in a pivoting manner along the same horizontal plane.

Claims

1. A portable, self mounting shelf comprising

a first leg;

a second leg, said second leg being aligned within the same horizontal plane with said first leg;

a center crossbar for connecting together said first leg to said second leg at a midpoint of each respective leg, wherein said center crossbar is linearly adjustable in length and formed in a generally elongated, tubular manner having a generally square cross sectional shape and thereby forming four surface faces;

a rear adjustable crossbar for connecting together said first leg to said second leg at one extreme end of said respective logs wherein said rear adjustable crossbar is formed in a generally elongated, tubular manner having a generally square cross sectional shape and thereby forming four surface faces;

a holding foot, affixed onto each of said first leg and said second leg at the end opposite the rear crossbar;

a series of linearly aligned positioning orifices formed along the upper surface of each said leg; and

a rear crossbar receiving orifice formed at the rearmost end of each said leg.

2. The self mounting shelf of claim 1, further comprising:

a pair of first pivotal attachments for affixing each end of the center crossbar to the first and second legs respectively at one of said positioning orifices;

a pair of second pivotal attachments for affixing each end of the rear crossbar to the first and second legs respectively at one of each of this orifices;

a pair of third pivotal affixment means for affixing the holding foot at the distal end of each leg and allowing each foot to be pivotally disposed inward toward the shelf centerline and toward each opposite foot;

and wherein each pivotal attachment is capable of allowing rotation of the legs about the crossbars in a pivoting manner along the same horizontal plane.

3. The self mounting shelf of claim 2, wherein each said first and second pivotal attachments are similar to each other, and are selected from a group consisting of rivets, screws, bolt/nut combinations.

4. The self mounting shelf of claim 2, wherein each holding foot is affixed to the end of one leg by use of a "C" shaped retaining clamp in which the holding foot can be pivotally recessed into and secured by a conventional retaining pin.

5. The shelf mounting shelf of claim 2, further comprising:

a center angle support member, said center angle support member being linearly adjustable in length and affixed to the bottom surface of the center crossbar by an inverted "U" shaped retaining clamp such that said center angle support member is pivotally recessed into said "U" shaped retaining clamp and is pivotally disposed downward along a single vertical plane such as to provide a straightening support means for supporting an object placed on said shelf.

6. The self mounting shelf of claim 2, wherein said center adjustable crossbar and said rear adjustable cross bare each is comprised of:

a pair of telescoping outer members;

a nested inner member slidably retained within said pair of disposed telescoping outer members; and

frictional impingement holding means for fixing the inner member within the outer members.