US 11,930,921 B2
System and method for retrofitting cabinets with a retractable shelf to accommodate wheelchair accessibility
Bobby Farjamrad, Santa Ana, CA (US)
Assigned to Prime Tech Cabinets, Inc., Santa Ana, CA (US)
Filed by PRIME TECH CABINETS, INC., Santa Ana, CA (US)
Filed on Jun. 17, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/351,141.
Application 17/351,141 is a continuation of application No. 17/011,922, filed on Sep. 3, 2020, granted, now 11,064,802.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/895,648, filed on Sep. 4, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0307507 A1, Oct. 7, 2021
Int. Cl. A47B 43/00 (2006.01); A47B 1/06 (2006.01); A47B 46/00 (2006.01); A47B 77/06 (2006.01); A47B 96/02 (2006.01); A47B 77/10 (2006.01)
CPC A47B 43/00 (2013.01) [A47B 77/06 (2013.01); A47B 96/021 (2013.01); A47B 96/025 (2013.01); A47B 46/00 (2013.01); A47B 77/10 (2013.01); A47B 2220/03 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A method for installing a cabinet configured to accommodate wheelchair accessibility, comprising:
forming a cabinet cavity by installing over a surface area a right panel, a left panel, an upper panel, and a rear panel; and
installing a retractable shelf in proximity to a floor space of the cabinet cavity between the left panel and the right panel of the cabinet cavity, wherein the retractable shelf is configured to retract and expand to reveal or conceal a wheelchair accessible space on the floor surface of the cabinet cavity, the retractable shelf comprising a plurality of panels hingedly coupled together in a manner such that the retractable shelf is adapted to slide or fold in order to retract and expand to reveal or conceal the wheelchair accessible space.