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

Claim 0:
1. An expandable stand-alone shelving assembly comprising:
a post assembly including an elongated post and a sleeve, wherein the sleeve is configured to be coupled to the elongated post; and
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 at least 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 top end, and a bottom end,
the second half includes a surface and an angled portion extending downwards from the surface of the second half,
the internal mechanism includes a reinforcement bar connecting the top end and the bottom end of the first half, and a stop disposed on the reinforcement bar nonparallel to the reinforcement bar,
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.