Cam secured support panel

Claim 2

A support panel for supporting a plurality of shelves, trays or the like within a larger storage cavity, said support panel comprising: a planar panel member having a length substantially equivalent to the depth of said cavity and a height approximately the height of said cavity, said panel including a plurality of horizontal slots in at least one side thereof adapted to receive said plurality of shelves, trays or the like; means adjacent the top edge of said panel for supporting said panel within said cavity; and adjusting means associated with the bottom edge of said panel, said adjusting means including a pair of cam discs having a series of flat surfaces of progressively greater radial dimension from the center of said cam disc, journaled within said panel and extending through an opening in the bottom edge thereof, said cam discs adapted for rotation within said panel to thereby change the effective height of said panel.

Claim 3

The support panel according to claim 1 wherein said means adjacent the top edge of said panel for supporting said panel within said cavity is a pair of outwardly directed hook members adapted to cooperate with a complementary ledge on the top wall of said cavity.

Claim 4

A support panel for supporting a plurality of shelves, trays or the like within a larger storage cavity, said support panel comprising: a planar panel member having planar faces on each side and a length substantially equivalent to the depth of said cavity and a height approximating the height of said cavity, said panel including a pair of spaced spaces between its planar faces communicating with openings in the bottom edge of said panel, a pair of circular apertures in each planar face communicating with each of said spaced spaces, and a plurality of horizontal slots in each of said planar faces; means adjacent the top edge of said panel for supporting said panel within said cavity; and a pair of cam discs having a plurality of flat surfaces on the radial edge thereof with each of said flat surfaces being sequentially a greater distance from the center of said cam disc, said cam discs further including laterally extending hubs thereon, said hubs being journaled for rotation in said circular apertures in said planar panel to thereby mount said cam discs for rotation within said spaced spaces, said cam discs constructed and arranged to extend through said openings in the bottom of said panel to thereby vary the height of said panel.

Claim 5

A support panel for supporting a plurality of shelves, trays or the like within a larger storage cavity, said support panel comprising: a planar panel member having planar faces on each side and a length substantially equivalent to the depth of said cavity and a height approximating the height of said cavity, said panel including a pair of spaced spaces between its planar faces communicating with openings in the bottom edge of said panel, a pair of circular apertures in each planar face communicating with each of said spaced spaces, and a plurality of horizontal slots in each of said planar faces; means adjacent the top edge of said panel for supporting said panel within said cavity; and a pair of cam discs having a plurality of flat surfaces on the radial edge thereof with each of said flat surfaces being sequentially a greater distance from the center of said cam disc, said cam discs further including laterally extending hubs thereon, said hubs being journaled for rotation in said circular apertures in said planar panel to thereby mount said cam discs for rotation within said spaced spaces, said cam discs constructed and arranged to extend through said openings in the bottom of said panel to thereby vary the height of said panel.

Claim 6

The support panel according to claim 3 wherein said means adjacent the top edge of said panel are a pair of outwardly directed hook-shaped members extending from the top edge of said panel adjacent each side edge thereof.