Patent ID: 9474368
Filing Date: 2016-10-25
CPC Classification: A47B,A47F

Claim Text:
1. A foldable shelf comprising: a pair of link rods, a right frame and a left frame; an upper shelf formed by right and left symmetric pieces; the right and left upper shelf pieces hingedly connected to the pair of link rods at the center of the upper shelf so that the right and left upper shelf pieces can rotate relative to each other into a storage position; a lower shelf formed by right and left symmetric pieces; the right and left lower shelf pieces hingedly connected to the pair of link rods at the center of the lower shelf so that the right and left lower shelf pieces can rotate relative to each other into the storage position; said upper shelf right shelf piece connected to said lower shelf right piece by said right frame; said upper shelf left shelf piece connected to said lower shelf left piece by said left frame; at least one L shaped cross rod hingedly connected to said right frame and hingedly connected to a sleeve slidably mounted about a one of said pair of link rods; wherein when the shelf is unfolded, the sleeve supports a bottom edge of said upper shelf; a bottom end of the link rod carrying the sleeve; and a lower end of the right and left frames each extends to the ground to support the upper and lower shelves; and further comprising a Z shaped reinforcing rod having one end of the reinforcing rod connected to a first link rod of the pair of link rods and a second end of the reinforcing rod connected to a second link rod of the pair of link rods.