Patent ID: 8820003

Claim:
A storage system comprising: a closet or enclosure having a plurality of enclosing walls with inner sides, a top, and a downward-facing opening, a cabinet, said cabinet being movable into and out of said closet or enclosure, said cabinet having a bottom, a top, and a plurality of side walls connecting said bottom and said top of said cabinet, said cabinet and said closet or enclosure being dimensioned so that when said cabinet is positioned in said closet or enclosure, there will be (a) a first air space around and surrounding all of said side walls and said top of said cabinet, between the outsides of all of said side walls and said top and said inner sides of said walls of said closet or enclosure, and (b) a second air space below said bottom of said cabinet, said first air space around the outsides of all of said side walls and said top of said cabinet communicating with said second air space below said bottom of said cabinet so that air can flow there between, means for raising said cabinet upward into said closet or enclosure and lowering said cabinet downward out of said closet or enclosure, and a panel attached to said bottom of said cabinet, said panel arranged to seal said downward-facing opening when said cabinet is raised into said closet or enclosure, said panel including at least a first vent opening permitting communication between said first and said second air spaces, whereby when said cabinet is raised into said closet or enclosure, air can circulate around the entire outside of said side walls and said top of said cabinet and said first and second air spaces will be in communication so that air can flow between said first and second air spaces, whereby the temperatures of said first and said air spaces will tend to equalize when the air in said first air space is colder than the air in said second air space.