Patent ID: 6357609
Filing Date: 2002-03-19
Classification: A47B,A47F

Abstract:
A shelf mechanism wherein at least one shelf unit is mounted on at least one support member wherein the shelf unit is adjustable in depth, the shelf unit comprising:a fixed shelf mountable on the support member; an adjustable shelf mounted on the fixed shelf for inward and outward movement on the fixed shelf to vary the depth of the shelf unit; and locking means for holding the adjustable shelf in one or more extended positions with respect to the fixed shelf; the shelves including product support surfaces mounted on spaced shelf brackets, the shelf brackets for the fixed shelf including connectors at rear ends that are formed so as to be matable with connectors on the support member to support the fixed shelf at a fixed elevation, the shelf brackets for the adjustable shelf being positioned adjacent to and attached to the shelf brackets for the fixed shelf for inward and outward movement with respect thereto, the shelves being constructed and connected such that upper surfaces of the fixed and adjustable shelves are substantially coplanar, such that the upper surfaces of the fixed and adjustable shelves are substantially parallel and are at elevations sufficiently close to each other that the fixed and adjustable shelves continue to effectively present a single shelf surface when the shelves are positioned in one or more of the extended positions, the adjustable shelf being held in said extended position the fixed and adjustable shelves are substantially coplanar,the shelves being movable to non-coplanar positions wherein the relative extended positions of the shelves can be adjusted.