Patent ID: 7178887

Claim:
Storage apparatus, the apparatus comprising a base assembly having a plurality of storage members movably mounted thereto, the storage members being movable between a stored condition located substantially wholly in the base assembly, and an access condition located at least partially outside of the base assembly to facilitate access to items on the storage members, wherein one of said storage members can be raised to an elevated condition from the access condition independently of the other storage members; the storage members being rotatably mounted about a pivot and extend for substantially 180° about the pivot, with the storage members being spaced a small distance apart; a means to prevent the storage members from rotating through more than 360° about the pivot; the base assembly having an opening through which the storage members are movable when moving between the stored access conditions; the pivot being slidably movable relative to the base assembly, to move between a first position in which the storage members are in the stored condition and a second position in which one of the storage members can be rotated to the access condition; one or more closure members is provided for closing the base assembly when the storage members, are in the stored condition; and the apparatus is arranged such that as the closure member or members are opened this causes the pivot to move from the first to the second position and when the closure member or members are closed this causes the pivot to move from the second to the first position.