Patent Document

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
       [0001]    This application makes reference to U.S. Prov. Pat. No. 62/345,833 filed Jun. 5, 2016 and incorporates the application in its entirety by reference. 
     
    
     FIELD OF THE INVENTION 
       [0002]    The present invention relates to devices for mounting on an outside corner of a structure that supplies shelving for the storage of goods, more specifically a 90° mounting structure to be affixed to the outside corner of a structure with shelves affixed orthogonally with respect to the mounting structure. 
       BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
       [0003]    Shelving systems are ubiquitous in the prior art. Flat shelves are the most common design available. Flat shelves can be arranged in numerous ways to cover flat surfaces including the inside and outside of corners. But outside corners are covered by multiple flat shelves: one extending from the right and one from the left. There is no integral corner unit. As importantly, there are no support or mounting structures integrated with the corner unit such that the corner unit can support itself, with multiple shelves, on an outside corner. 
         [0004]    However, the surfaces formed by the outside aspect of an outside corner provide optimal support for a shelf unit. Specifically, most building codes provide that studded ends of two frame walls intersect providing access to at least three studs behind the drywall that forms the outside corner. It is therefore a first goal of the present invention to offer an integral shelving unit that may be affixed to an outside corner. It is a second goal of the present invention to offer multiple shelves as part of an integrated shelving unit. Finally, it is a third goal of the present invention that the multiplicity of shelves in an integral corner unit be joined together. 
       SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
       [0005]    The present invention is an integral corner shelving unit comprised of at least one upper shelf and one lower shelf. The upper and lower shelves are attached to a corner mounting unit comprised of a left element and a right element conjoined together in such a way that the conjoined unit fits directly over the 90° angle presented by most exterior wall corners. The left element and the right element each further comprise holes or other mounting means evenly spaced along their inside (wall facing) surfaces. Other mounting means are single or double (Velcro connected) adhesive zones. 
         [0006]    The present invention is used in the following manner: The user first finds a suitably high portion of an outside corner of a structure where the user wishes to install the shelving unit. Next, after locating a suitable installation location, the user applies the shelving unit to the outside corner of the structure in the location where the shelving unit is to be affixed. Next, holding the shelving unit in place with one hand, the user screws one screw through one of the multiplicity of holes present in the left or right mounting unit to initially affix the shelving unit to the selected outside corner of the structure. Next, the user screws an additional screw through each of a multiplicity of additional holes present in the left and right element of the corner mounting unit to permanently affix the shelving unit to the selected outside corner of the structure. Finally, the user uses the shelves to support goods. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         [0007]      FIG. 1  comprises an outside elevation view of one embodiment of a two-shelved integral corner shelf unit of the present invention. 
           [0008]      FIG. 2  comprises an inside elevation view of one embodiment of a two-shelved integral corner shelf unit of the present invention. 
       
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS 
       [0009]    Referring now to  FIGS. 1, and 2 , a first embodiment of two-shelved integral corner shelf unit  100  is shown. Two-shelved integral corner shelf unit  100  is comprised of upper shelf  101  and lower shelf  102 . Upper shelf  101  and lower shelf  102  are orthogonally affixed to parallel left element  104  and right element  103  of the corner mounting unit. Left element  104  and right element  103  are affixed together in such a way that the conjoined corner mounting unit fits directly over the 90° angle presented by most exterior wall corners. Left element  104  and right element  103  of the corner mounting unit further comprises drilled holes  105 . Drilled holes  105  are located 1″ to 1.75″ horizontally from the inside corner of the linear intersection of the planes formed by left element  104  and right element  103  of the corner mounting unit. They are located here to ensure that screws perforating them are insinuated in at least one structural member of the corner. 
         [0010]    Drilled holes  105  are readily understood to be easily replaceable by other common means of affixing structures to walls. For example, in lieu of drilled holes  105  a single or double (Velcro connected) adhesive zones may be affixed to the inside (corner facing) surfaces of left element  104  and right element  103  of the corner mounting unit. 
         [0011]    It will be readily appreciated by those having skill in the art that shelf  101  and  102  may be individually formed into another shape. For example, one or both of shelves  101  and  102  may be a double walled structure containing a set of drawers or bins. Other readily conceivable variants such as hooks for keys or cups are obvious. 
         [0012]    Similarly, it will be readily apparent to those having skill in the art that more or less than two shelves  101  and  102  may be affixed to two-shelved integral corner unit  100 . For example, two-shelved integral corner shelf unit  100  may comprise only one shelf or three shelves. 
         [0013]    The present invention is used in the following manner: The user first finds a suitably high portion of an outside corner of a structure where the user wishes to install two-shelved integral corner shelf unit  100 . Next, after locating a suitable installation location, the user applies two-shelved integral corner shelf unit  100  to the outside corner of the structure in the location where two-shelved integral corner shelf unit  100  is to be affixed. Next, holding the shelving unit in place with one hand, the user screws one screw through one of the multiplicity of drilled holes  105  present in left  104  or right  103  element to initially affix two-shelved integral corner shelf unit  100  to the selected outside corner of the structure. Next, the user screws additional screws through the additional holes  105  present in the left  104  and right  103  element of the corner mounting unit to permanently affix two-shelved integral corner shelf unit  100  to the selected outside corner of the structure. Finally, the user uses shelves  101  and  102  to support goods. 
         [0014]    It will be readily apparent to those having skill in the art that using two-shelved integral corner shelf unit  100  with single or double (Velcro connected) adhesive zones affixed to the inside (corner facing) surfaces of left  104  and right  103  element of the corner mounting unit proceeds in the same manner as described supra with the following exception: In lieu of drilled holes  105 , single or double (Velcro connected) adhesive zones affixed to the inside (corner facing) surfaces of left  104  and right  103  element of the corner mounting unit are exposed and adhered to the selected outside corner of the structure. Finally, the user uses shelves  101  and  102  to support goods. 
         [0015]    While the present invention has been described in what is thought to be the most useful variant, those skilled in the art will readily recognize that equivalent arrangements are easily constructed. All such variants that seek to alter: 1) The location and number of shelves  101  and  102  including variants with less than or more than two shelves; 2) The shape and configuration of shelves  101  and  102  or left  104  or right  103  elements of corner mounting unit; 3) The length, width, or thickness of shelf  101  or  102 ; 4) The distance holes  105  are laterally displaced away from the corner where left  104  and right  103  elements of corner mounting unit meet; and/or, 5) Whether left  104  and right  103  elements of corner mounting unit actually meet are implicitly included in the spirit and scope of the present invention.

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