Patent ID: 11944193
Assignee: nan
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 10:
11. A multi-wheel rotational shelving assembly, comprising:
a framework that includes an interface plate and a peripheral frame member having a circular configuration that is radially displaced from the interface plate, said framework including a plurality of spokes extending between said interface plate and said peripheral frame member;
a hub operatively connected to said peripheral frame member such that said peripheral frame member is selectively rotationally movable, said hub defining a central bore;
a shaft extending through said central bore and attached to said hub via bearings, said shaft being fixed and unrotatable;
a drive wheel fixedly coupled to said shaft, said drive wheel including a peripheral edge having a first predetermined number of teeth, said drive wheel having a circular configuration defining a first diameter;
an orbiting wheel assembly having a plurality of orbiting wheels each being displaced from an adjacent orbiting wheel and being displaced a predetermined distance from said peripheral edge of said drive wheel, said plurality of orbiting wheels each including a peripheral edge having (1) a second predetermined number of teeth that is equal to said first predetermined number of teeth and having (2) a circular configuration defining a second diameter that is equal to that first diameter;
wherein said each orbiting wheel includes an axle that is pivotally coupled to said peripheral frame member of said framework that defines an imaginary orbiting wheel axis about which to rotate and such that a rotational movement of said peripheral frame member causes a corresponding rotational movement of said plurality of orbiting wheels;
a planetary wheel assembly having a plurality of planetary wheels each being displaced from an adjacent planetary wheel and being situated intermediate a corresponding orbiting wheel and said drive wheel, each planetary wheel being pivotally coupled to a respective one of said spokes of said framework,
said plurality of planetary wheels each including a peripheral edge having a third predetermined number of teeth and having a circular configuration defining a third diameter;
wherein respective teeth of said each planetary wheel are operatively and simultaneously engaged with a respective one of said teeth of said drive wheel and with a one of said teeth of a respective orbiting wheel; and
a plurality of shelves each shelf being coupled to a frontside edge of each said respective orbiting wheel and extending away therefrom, each said shelf having an upper surface that is planar and parallel to a floor surface.