Patent ID: 7031588

Claim:
A shelf within a rack or cabinet for providing access to items residing on the shelf, comprising: a main panel unit; a slide member pivotally attached to the main panel unit for pivotal movement about a first pivot axis and configured for slidable mounting relative to an enclosure such that the main panel unit can be moved from a retracted position within the enclosure to an extended position that is forward of the enclosure, the main panel unit being pivotable relative to the slide member between a raised position and a lowered position when extended forwardly of the enclosure; and a component mounting panel that is pivotally mounted to the main panel unit for pivotal movement about a second pivot axis between front access and rear access positions such that a front surface of the component mounting panel can be accessed from a forward work location when the component mounting panel is in the front access position, and a rear surface of the component mounting plate can be accessed from a forward work location when the component mounting plate is in its rear access position.