Abstract:
Embodiments described herein relate to a storage assembly adapted to seat atop of a cabinet. One storage assembly comprises a plurality of corner pieces with each of the plurality of corner pieces fixed to the cabinet. A plurality of wire hoops is engaged across areas between adjacent corner pieces to define a storage area.

Description:
BACKGROUND 
       [0001]    Embodiments described herein relate to a storage assembly. One embodiment comprises four corner pieces and four interconnecting wire forms that engage between adjacent corner pieces and facilitate creation of defined areas of storage, such as atop airline cabinets mounted to a wall or below a ceiling. 
       SUMMARY 
       [0002]    Embodiments described herein relate to a storage assembly adapted to seat atop of a cabinet. One storage assembly comprises a plurality of corner pieces with each of the plurality of corner pieces fixed to the cabinet. A plurality of wire hoops is engaged across areas between adjacent corner pieces to define a storage area. 
     
    
     
       DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         [0003]      FIG. 1  is a top plan view of an assembly described herein. 
           [0004]      FIG. 2  is an enlarged perspective view of one corner piece of the assembly showing how an opposite end of each of two contiguous wire forms engage and showing how a lace or similar item may be engaged to or between corner pieces to hold an item within a storage area defined by the assembly. 
           [0005]      FIG. 3  is an enlarged perspective view of one corner piece of the assembly showing how one wire form is held thereby when stored. 
           [0006]      FIG. 4  shows corner pieces of the assembly in an environment of use, engaged atop an airline cabinet. 
           [0007]      FIG. 5  is a perspective view of a flap mounted on a wire of the assembly. 
           [0008]      FIG. 6  shows optional cover wires for engagement to the corner pieces to retain objects within the storage area created by the assembly. 
       
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
       [0009]    The Figures show one embodiment of a storage assembly  10 . In the illustrated embodiment, the storage assembly  10  comprises four corner pieces  12  and four wire hoops  14  that engage across adjacent corner pieces  12  to create a storage area  16  within an area defined by the wire hoops  14  and corner pieces  12 . It is to be recognized that any appropriate number of corner pieces  12  and wire hoops  14  can be used in various applications of the storage assembly  10 . 
         [0010]    In the illustrated embodiment, the wire hoops  14  are substantially rectangular in shape, having two upright end portions  18  and  20  and a top portion  22 . End portion  18  has a free end  24  which seats within a turret  26  of a corner piece  12 . End portion  20  incorporates an angled hook  28  on a free end  30  of the end portion  20 , which is received within a catch  32  on another of the corner pieces  12 . 
         [0011]    In one application of an embodiment of the storage assembly  10 , as shown in  FIGS. 2 and 3 , each corner piece  12  includes a base  40  which is substantially L shaped and seats across one corner  39  of a top surface  41  of an airline cabinet  42 . Legs of the L shaped base  40  are mirror images of each other. As the illustrated airline cabinet  42  has four corners  39 , this application of the storage assembly  10  includes four corner pieces  12 . The wire hoops  14  engage across and between adjacent, aligned corner pieces  12 . 
         [0012]    The base  40  of each corner piece  12  includes a corner  50 . A bore  52  is located at the corner  50 . A connector  54 , such as a screw  54 , passes through the bore  52  to engage the corner piece  12  to the top surface  41  of the airline cabinet  42 . Once four such corner pieces  12  are mounted at corners  39  of the airline cabinet top surface  41 , the wire hoops  14  are engaged between adjacent sections of adjacent corner pieces  12 , defining a storage area  16 . It will be noted that two sections  56  and  58  of each corner piece  12 , bisected through the center of the corner  50 , are substantial mirror images of each other. 
         [0013]    Each free end  59  of corner piece  12  includes the turret  26 , and, intermediate to the turret  26  and bore  52 , toward an outer edge  60  of the base  40  is provided the catch  32 . In one embodiment, the catch  32  is configured as a loop  32  for engagement of the hook  28  of a wire  14 . The loop  32  is of sufficient diameter to allow passage of a boot lace  61 , or other such structure, through the loop  32  for retaining an item in the storage area  16 . 
         [0014]    A snap fit track element  66  is disposed along an inner edge  62  of the base  40 . A latch  68  is disposed along a corner area of the corner piece  12 , adjacent the inner edge  62  adjacent the bore  52 . The latch  68  may be used in conjunction with two snap fit track elements  66  to hold a wire hoop  14  in place, when not in use, as illustrated in  FIG. 3 . 
         [0015]    Any desired number of storage assemblies  10  may be used contiguously across contiguous top surfaces  41  of adjacent cabinets  42 . Wire hoops  14  extending across such contiguous areas may be used, as desired, to create a desired configuration of the storage area  16  created by the number of storage assemblies  10 . Further, as illustrated in  FIG. 5 , a flap  70  may be engaged with at least one wire hoop  14  to create confined, rather than open storage areas  16 . In one embodiment, the flap  70  comprises a covered frame which is pivotably engaged between adjacent corner pieces. If desired, as illustrated in  FIG. 6 , overlapping cover pieces  72  may be provided which suitably engage adjacent corner pieces  12  to provided hidden, rather than visible storage areas  16 . Such cover pieces  72  may include a covered frame  74  which is suitably engaged within the snap fit track elements  66 , in one embodiment, and may rotate over the storage area  16 .