Patent ID: 9504322
Filing Date: 2016-11-29
CPC Classification: A47B,B62H

Claim Text:
1. A storage rack comprising: a spring device; a bracket constructed to be fixed to a vertical surface, the vertical surface defining a plane, the bracket having at least one attachment location that provides a pivotable connection to a first end of the spring device; and a frame oriented substantially parallel to the vertical surface, pivotably connected to the bracket and having at least one attachment location that provides a pivotable connection to a second end of the spring device, wherein the frame has at least one mounting location for releasably attaching an at least one object support; at least one additional attachment location on the bracket or on the frame that provides an additional pivotable connection to the first end or the second end of the spring device, wherein the at least one additional attachment location is at a height relative to the ground that is higher than the at least one attachment location when the bracket is fixed on the vertical surface and the frame is oriented substantially parallel to the vertical surface; wherein the spring device pivotably links the bracket and the frame and is constructed to generate a lift force to deploy the frame and an object supported by the at least one object support to a substantially horizontal storage position, wherein during deployment no part of the frame extends into the plane and the at least one object support is adapted to maintain the supported object in a fixed position relative to the frame, and wherein the lift force may be tuned by adjusting the connection of the spring device between the pivotable connections with the bracket or the frame.