Patent ID: 6969105

Claim:
The extendable bay assembly for a human habitat that includes a ceiling and an upright side wall, said side wall having an opening therein which has a lower edge, an upper edge and first and second side edges extending between the upper and lower edges, comprising: (A) a compartment sized and adapted to be received in the opening in said side wall when in an assembled state, said compartment having a compartment interior and including a bottom, a top, a front panel and first and second spaced-apart side panels extending from said front panel to define a compartment depth with a dimension between said first and second side panels defining a compartment width and a dimension between said top and bottom defining a compartment height, said top including a cantilever portion extending a distance beyond the first and second side panels; (B) a lower edge bearing element interposed between the lower edge of the opening and the bottom of said compartment when said compartment is in the assembled state and operative to support said compartment relative to the lower edge of the opening for sliding movement out of and into said habitat; and (C) a cantilever bearing element interposed between the cantilever portion of said top and the ceiling of said habitat when said compartment is in the assembled state and operative to support said cantilever portion against the ceiling for sliding movement between a retracted position wherein said compartment is stored in the habitat and an extended position wherein said compartment extends outwardly of said habitat.