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Portable, adjustable counter apparatus

  • US 6,224,029 B1
  • Filed: 03/24/1999
  • Issued: 05/01/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/30/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A portable, adjustable shelf apparatus for hanging from a balustrade or railing, said apparatus comprising:

  • a. a shelf having a front edge, a rear edge and side edges, and having an upper surface and a lower surface;

    b. a back member fixed to said shelf adjacent said rear edge, and extending upwardly from said upper surface;

    c. first and second elongate, flexible hanging elements each having first and second end regions, each of said elements comprising a strong, slender chain and each of said elements having a length adapted to extend up and over the balustrade or railing from which said apparatus is to be hung;

    d. securing means for securing said first end region of each of said first and second flexible hanging elements to said under surface of said shelf adjacent said shelf front edge in a spaced apart relationship; and

    e. attaching means for detachably attaching said second end region of each of said first and second flexible hanging elements to said shelf adjacent said shelf rear edge in said spaced apart relationship, said attaching means including eye screws attached to said lower surface of the shelf adjacent said side edges and including split rings for detachably attaching each of said first and second flexible hanging elements to a respective ones of said eye screws.

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