Patent ID: 8250993
Filing Date: 2012-08-28
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A storage assembly adapted to be secured to a work surface, the storage assembly comprising: an enclosure defining an interior, wherein the enclosure is adapted to be secured below an opening in the work surface; a platform disposed within the enclosure; a cover connected to the enclosure by a set of hinge brackets, and configured to enclose the interior of the enclosure, the cover being movable between a closed position and an open position, wherein the cover in the closed position forms a top wall for the enclosure, and wherein the cover in the open position exposes the platform; a movement control arrangement connected between the enclosure, the platform and the cover, wherein the movement control arrangement and the enclosure have cooperating guide slot structure for receiving and guiding the platform, and enabling raising and lowering of the platform within the enclosure in response to movement of the cover between the open and closed positions, wherein the movement control arrangement includes a set of shuttle plates mounted for longitudinal movement simultaneously in a same direction relative to the enclosure during movement of the cover between the open and closed positions; wherein the shuttle plates include vertical guide slots which receive engagement pins that are provided on the hinge brackets and are guided up and down in the vertical guide slots as the cover moves between the open and closed positions; and wherein the hinge brackets are provided with opening spring mechanisms engaged with the work surface when the cover is in the closed position, and disengaged from the work surface when the cover is in the open position.