US 11,744,362 B1
Adjustable and stowable storage shelf for a storage enclosure
George Floarea, Waterloo (CA); Radu Dragos Sotir, Richmond Hill (CA); and Chris Wisniewski, Oshawa (CA)
Assigned to GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US)
Filed by GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US)
Filed on May 25, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/824,246.
Int. Cl. A47B 45/00 (2006.01); A47B 57/48 (2006.01); A47B 57/04 (2006.01); A47B 43/00 (2006.01); A47B 47/02 (2006.01); A47B 96/02 (2006.01); A47B 47/00 (2006.01)
CPC A47B 45/00 (2013.01) [A47B 43/00 (2013.01); A47B 47/0083 (2013.01); A47B 47/024 (2013.01); A47B 57/04 (2013.01); A47B 57/485 (2013.01); A47B 96/021 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A storage enclosure comprising:
a first pair of vertical supports including a first support member spaced from a second support member along a horizontal axis, the first support member including a first rotating shelf support and the second support member including a second rotating shelf support;
a second pair of vertical supports including a third support member spaced from a fourth support member along the horizontal axis, the third support member including a first fixed shelf support and a second fixed shelf support and the fourth support member including a third fixed shelf support and a fourth fixed shelf support; and
a shelf selectively supported between the first and second pairs of vertical supports, the shelf including a first end connected to the first rotating shelf support and the second rotating shelf support and a second end that is opposite the first end, the shelf being positionable in a first configuration wherein the second end is supported at the first fixed shelf support and the third fixed shelf support and a second configuration, in which the first end of the shelf is rotated relative to the first pair of vertical supports in a first direction and the second end of the shelf is supported by the second fixed shelf support and the fourth fixed shelf support.