Patent ID: 6036150
Filing Date: 2000-03-14
Classification: D06F

Abstract:
A combination appliance and shelf comprising:(a) an appliance having a top surface, first and second side surfaces extending therefrom and a door having a terminal end, the door being hingedly connected to the top surface of the appliance and pivotable between a first portion, wherein the door is generally planar with the top surface, and a second portion, wherein the door is generally perpendicular with respect to the top surface;(b) a shelf releasably attached to the appliance comprising:(i) a platform of fixed surface area having an underside and a support surface positioned above the top surface of the appliance on which articles may be place the terminal end of the door being located between the top surface of the appliance and the platform when the door is in the second position;(ii) a first leg having end and a second end, the first end of the first being adjustably connected along the underside of the platform, the second end of the first leg being releasably interlocked with one of the surfaces of the appliance; and(iii) a second leg having a first end and a second end, the first end of the second leg being adjustably connected along the underside of the platform, the second end of the first and second legs being located in the first plane, the first plane extending generally parallel to the platform, the second end of the first and second legs being releasably interlocked with one of the surfaces of the appliance in the first plane.