Patent ID: 8398136

Claim:
An apparatus for storing and retrieving one or more items, the apparatus comprising a first part adapted to be mounted to a surface wherein the first part is a base; a second part adapted to hold one or more items wherein the second part is one of a support frame, drawer and platform; a sliding mechanism including a part that is slidably movable relative to the first part, opposed guides mounted on the base, and roller arrangements mounted on the second part to engage the guides; and a linkage arrangement including one or more arms pivotally connected at or near one end to the sliding mechanism and pivotally connected at or near another end to the second part, and an offset lever connected to at least one of the one or more arms, wherein the second part is movable relative to the first part such that the second part can be moved from a storage position to a first access position by sliding the second part outwardly relative to the first part, at which the second part is located at one level in the first access position, the second part being movable from the first access position to a second access position by moving the offset lever, the second access position being located at a lower level than the first access position.