Patent ID: 9724818
Date: 2017-08-08
CPC Classifications: B25H,F16M

Claim:
1. A bench with integrated, liftable storage, said bench comprising: a base, said base comprising a lift module having: a top, said top being positioned on and coupled to an upper face of said frame; an opening, said opening being positioned in said top; a set of four rack gears, each one of said set of four rack gears being coupled to a respective one of said verticals within said interior space; a set of three blocks, each block of said set of three blocks being coupled proximate to an associated corner of said platform; a motor, said motor being coupled to a fourth corner of said platform, said motor being positioned coplanar with said set of three blocks; a set of four pinion gears, three of said set of four pinion gears being directly coupled to associated ones of said blocks and to associated ones of said set of four rack gears, one of said set of four pinion gears being operationally coupled directly to said motor to define a single drive gear, said drive gear being operationally coupled to an associated one of said set of four rack gears; and a power supply, said power supply being coupled to an associated one of said verticals proximate to said top, said power supply being operationally coupled to said motor.