Patent ID: 9603445
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: A47B,A47J,B25H

Claim:
1. A worktop assembly, comprising a worktop having a worktop plane; a cabinet; at least one drawer extendably installed within the cabinet and below the plane of the worktop; a first extendable retaining device implemented as a U-shaped bracket slidable between a retracted position and a fully extended position relative said worktop, the first extendable retaining device having, a second extendable retaining device implemented as a U-shaped bracket slidable between a retracted position and a fully extended position relative said worktop, the second extendable retaining device having, wherein the first container is adapted to operationally engage the first or second extendable retaining device when the first or second extendable retaining device is at least partially extended relative to the worktop surface; wherein the second container is adapted to operationally engage the first or second extendable retaining device when the first or second extendable retaining device is at least partially extended relative to the worktop surface; wherein the first extendable retaining device and the second extendable retaining device are adapted to simultaneously engage the first container and the second container; wherein the first extendable retaining device and the second extendable retaining device are adapted to simultaneously engage the second container; wherein the first extendable retaining device and the second extendable retaining device can be moved independently of one another; wherein the first plane is coincident with the second plane; wherein the second pair of sides is between the first pair of sides; wherein the first extendable retaining device and the second extendable retaining device are movable independently of one another; wherein when the first, second, or both the first and second containers are operationally engaged with the first extendable retaining device and the at least one drawer is not extended, the first container, second container, or both the first and second containers, are covered in part by an upper periphery of the worktop in a manner such that any gaps disposed between the edge of the first, second, or both the first and second containers and the worktop are eliminated; and wherein when the first, second, or both the first and second containers are operationally engaged with the first extendable retaining device and the at least one drawer is extended, the first, second, or both the first and second containers and the first extendable retaining device do not restrict access to the drawer and its contents.