Patent ID: 11930922
Assignee: nan
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 18:
19. An expandable stand-alone shelving assembly comprising:
a post assembly including an elongated post and a sleeve, wherein:
the elongated post includes a plurality of equally spaced annular indentations spanning from a first end of the elongated post to a second end of the elongated post,
the sleeve includes a top end and a bottom end, wherein the bottom end of the sleeve is wider than the top end of the sleeve,
the sleeve includes a first half and a second half configured to be coupled together, and
an interior surface of the sleeve includes an annular protrusion therearound,

wherein the annular protrusion is configured to at least partially insert into an annular indentation of the plurality of annular indentations of the elongated post;
an expandable shelf including an aperture, a first half, a second half, and an internal mechanism, wherein:
when the post assembly is inserted into the aperture, the aperture is configured to partially accept the sleeve of the post assembly such that the expandable shelf is supported by the post assembly,
the first half includes a surface, a first end, a second end, a top end, a bottom end, a sidewall extending around the surface of the first half at the first end, the top end, and the bottom end of the first half,
the second half includes a surface, a first end, a second end, a top end, a bottom end, a sidewall extending around the surface of the second half at the second end, the top end, and the bottom end of the second half, and an angled portion extending downwards from the surface of the second half at the first end of the second half,
the internal mechanism includes a slide disposed on each of the top end sidewall and the bottom end sidewall of the first half, reinforcement bars connecting the slides, and a stop disposed across the reinforcement bars,
the second half is slidably received within the first half such that the second half is partially encapsulated by the first half and the internal mechanism, and
when the first half and the second half are slid apart a predetermined distance, the stop of the internal mechanism is configured to engage with the angled portion of the second half to prevent the second half and first half from sliding apart beyond the predetermined distance; and

a locking clip configured to connect the first half and the second half of the expandable shelf such that the first half and the second half of the expandable shelf held in place relative to each other.