Abstract A shelf conveyor apparatus for use with a kitchen cabinet formed with an access opening in its front wall and adapted for storage of a plurality of various height articles. The apparatus includes a vertically disposed endless conveyor means for disposition in said cabinet and including a series of connectors spaced therealong. A plurality of shelves are provided with hangers for interchangeable connection with the respective connectors whereby the hangers of certain shelves may be connected with connectors spaced at predetermined distances to space such certain shelves apart for convenient receipt therebetween of articles of one height and the hangers of other shelves may be connected with connectors spaced apart at different distances to space such other hangers apart for convenient receipt therebetween of articles of another height. Thus the conveyor means may be operated to selectively advance selected ones of the shelves into registration with the access opening for convenient viewing of the articles stored thereon and for ready access to such articles. The shelves may be substantially narrower than conventional kitchen cabinet shelves while still utilizing the entire depth of a conventional cabinet thereby eliminating the inconvenience of having certain of the articles stored at the back of a relatively deep shelf and making it difficult to view such articles from the front of the shelf and necessitating reaching and groping over and between articles disposed at the front of the shelf to acquire such articles located at the rear of the shelf.
A shelf conveyor apparatus for use with a kitchen cabinet formed with an access opening and adapted for receiving a plurality of various height articles, said apparatus comprising: vertically disposed conveyor means for mounting in said cabinet and including a series of connectors spaced therealong; a plurality of shelves; and hangers for each of said shelves for interchangeable connection with any of said respective connectors and disconnectable therefrom whereby hangers for certain shelves may be connected with connectors spaced apart at a predetermined distance to space said certain shelves apart a distance for convenient receipt therebetween of articles of one height and hangers for other shelves may be connected with connectors spaced apart a different distance to space said other shelves apart for convenient receipt therebetween of articles of another height thus enabling said conveyor means to be operated to advance selected ones of said shelves into registration with said opening for convenient viewing of and access to articles stored thereon.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
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A shelf conveyor apparatus for use with a kitchen cabinet formed with an access opening and adapted for receiving a plurality of various height articles, said apparatus comprising: vertically disposed conveyor means for mounting in said cabinet and including a series of connectors spaced therealong; a plurality of shelves; and hangers for each of said shelves for interchangeable connection with any of said respective connectors and disconnectable therefrom whereby hangers for certain shelves may be connected with connectors spaced apart at a predetermined distance to space said certain shelves apart a distance for convenient receipt therebetween of articles of one height and hangers for other shelves may be connected with connectors spaced apart a different distance to space said other shelves apart for convenient receipt therebetween of articles of another height thus enabling said conveyor means to be operated to advance selected ones of said shelves into registration with said opening for convenient viewing of and access to articles stored thereon.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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Shelf conveyor apparatus as set forth in claim 1 that includes: lock means for locking said conveyor means in selected positions.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
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Shelf conveyor apparatus as set forth in claim 1 wherein: said connectors are formed by pegs projecting from said conveyor means and include respective peripheral grooves; and said hangers include respective barrels for overfitting said pegs and formed with resilient holding tabs for selective engagement in said grooves to hold said hangers on the respective pegs.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
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Shelf conveyor apparatus as set forth in claim 1 that includes: a frame for supporting said conveyor means whereby saiD apparatus means may be conveniently installed in a kitchen cabinet having the conventional shelves removed therefrom.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
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Shelf conveyor apparatus as set forth in claim 1 that includes: drive means actuable to advance said conveyor means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
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Shelf conveyor apparatus as set forth in claim 1 wherein: said certain of said shelves include sidewalls of one height and said other of said shelves include sidewalls of a second height.
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Dependent Claim
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Shelf conveyor apparatus as set forth in claim 1 wherein: said conveyor means includes upper and lower pulleys and a pair of endless chains trained thereover, said conveyor means, further, including a coordinating assembly including a pair of sprockets engageable with said respective chains and a shaft nonrotatably connecting said sprockets together.