Patent ID: 8413822
Filing Date: 2013-04-09
Classification: A47B

Abstract:
1. A rack for holding a cookbook, comprising: a. a shelf unit including a base having an upward facing portion configured to support at least one cookbook; b. an attachment bracket attached to said shelf unit; c. a swivel arm, pivotally attached to said attachment bracket by a pivot joint that pivots about a vertical axis, said swivel arm including a portion extending in a substantially horizontal direction, said portion moving through a substantially horizontal arc as said swivel arm pivots about said pivot joint, said portion occupying a position that is lower than said upward facing portion of said base; d. a slide, attached to said portion of said swivel arm extending in said substantially horizontal direction; e. said slide being slidably connected to said portion of said swivel arm extending in said substantially horizontal direction so that said slide can translate in said substantially horizontal direction; f. said slide also being pivotally connected to said portion of said swivel arm extending in said substantially horizontal direction with said pivotal connection pivoting about a longitudinal axis of said portion of said swivel arm extending in said substantially horizontal direction; g. a tray attached to said slide, said tray including, h. said pivotal connection between said slide and said portion of said swivel arm extending in said substantially horizontally direction including a locking mechanism for fixing a pitch of said tray.