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US4181382A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Towel-rack-supported shelf cabinet

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1978-03-27
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Granted: 1980-01-01
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Expires: 1998-03-27
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Abstract

Abstract Releasably attached to the rod of a conventional towel rack by means of a pair of horizontally-spaced wedge-shaped undulating spring brackets is the top shelf of a double-shelf cabinet having end plates depending from the top shelf to a bottom shelf. Extending between the end plates near the forward upper corners thereof is an auxiliary or supplementary towel rod. The cabinet is attached to the rod of a conventional towel rack by lowering the brackets upon it between it and the wall to which the towel rack is attached, the wedge-shaped undulating form of the brackets causing them to snap into fixed recessed positions relatively to the towel rod and to be held therein by the wedging action. Pushing inward on the bottoms of the brackets disengages them from the towel rack whereupon the cabinet may be lifted off the towel rack.

Inventors

  • 👤 Louis A. Harvey

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 09:35
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47K; A47K10/00; A47K10/04; A47B; A47B95/00; A47B95/008; A47B96/00; A47B96/06

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim 134 words
A shelf cabinet adapted to be suspendedly supported by a conventional towel rack attached to the wall of a room, said cabinet comprising a pair of cabinet end plates disposed in horizontally-spaced relationship, upper and lower horizontal shelves disposed in vertically-spaced parallel relationship and secured at their opposite ends to said end plates, and a plurality of cabinet-supporting brackets secured to said upper shelf and extending rearwardly thereon and adapted to supportingly engage the conventional wall-attached towel rack in supported relationship therewith, said brackets being formed of resilient material in the approximate shape of the numeral seven, the inclined forward portions of the numeral-seven-shaped brackets being of undulating form with alternating projections and towel-rack-rod fitting recesses therealong, the upper portions of the numeral-seven-shaped brackets being secured to the under side of said upper shelf.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 134 words
A shelf cabinet adapted to be suspendedly supported by a conventional towel rack attached to the wall of a room, said cabinet comprising a pair of cabinet end plates disposed in horizontally-spaced relationship, upper and lower horizontal shelves disposed in vertically-spaced parallel relationship and secured at their opposite ends to said end plates, and a plurality of cabinet-supporting brackets secured to said upper shelf and extending rearwardly thereon and adapted to supportingly engage the conventional wall-attached towel rack in supported relationship therewith, said brackets being formed of resilient material in the approximate shape of the numeral seven, the inclined forward portions of the numeral-seven-shaped brackets being of undulating form with alternating projections and towel-rack-rod fitting recesses therealong, the upper portions of the numeral-seven-shaped brackets being secured to the under side of said upper shelf.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 42 words
A towel-rack-supported shelf cabinet, according to claim 1, wherein an auxiliary towel rod extends between said end plates with its opposite ends secured thereto, said auxiliary towel rod being secured to and extending between the upper forward portions of said end plates.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1982-12-31 1983-07-02 1984-01-01 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1986-12-31 1987-07-02 1988-01-01 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1990-12-31 1991-07-02 1992-01-01 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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