Patent ID: 7794027
Filing Date: 2010-09-14
Classification: A47B

Abstract:
1. A lifting mechanism in a cabinet having a countertop, the lifting mechanism comprising: a base adapted to be supported in the cabinet, wherein the base is supported on a carrier and substantially perpendicular to the carrier, the base having a slot with a horizontal portion and a vertical portion; a moveable member operably connected to the base; a support member connected to the moveable member, wherein the support member is movable between a raised position and a lowered position; and a storage bin supported by the support member; and wherein the moveable member is dimensioned and moveable between a first position wherein the storage bin is adapted to be positioned within the cabinet, and a second position wherein the storage bin is raised such that the storage bin is adapted to be positioned out of the cabinet and a top of the storage bin is adapted to be positioned proximate the countertop, wherein the movable member has an arm and a link, the arm having one end pivotally connected to the base and another end connected to the support member, and the link has one end that is pivotally connected to the arm and another end that has a pin slidable in the slot, wherein the base also includes a spring connected thereto, the spring biasing the link into the horizontal portion of the slot when the support member is in the raised position to define a latched position, wherein the spring disengages from the link and returns to an unbiased position when the moveable member is in the latched position, and wherein the spring engages the link as the link slides down the vertical portion of the slot when the support member moves to the lowered position.