Patent ID: 6763959
Filing Date: 2004-07-20
Classification: F25D

Abstract:
An adjustable, removable shelving system for separating items stored in a cooler from ice or water in the cooler, the shelving system comprising:(a) at least one generally flat, rectangular-shaped, one-piece, stackable, generally horizontally oriented shelf; (b) a plurality of generally circular, spaced-apart apertures in the shelf; (c) a plurality of evenly spaced, same-sized stationary legs projecting downwardly in a generally vertical direction from the lower surface of the generally horizontally oriented shelf; and (d) a plurality of same-sized, reversible leg extensions, each comprising a projection on one end of the leg extension, the projection extending in the same direction as the remainder of the leg extension, the projection having a diameter smaller than the diameter of the remainder of the leg extension; at least one of the apertures having a diameter sufficient to closely accommodate the projection; each of the leg extensions further comprising a bore in an opposite end, the bore of each of the leg extensions having a diameter of a size for closely accommodating one of the stationary legs; wherein the projection of the leg extension is closely insertable in one of the apertures of the shelf, and a portion of the stationary leg is closely insertable in the bore of a leg extension.