US Patent:
20040200789, Oct 14, 2004
Inventors:
Chris Woodbury - Hurricane UT, US
International Classification:
A47F007/00
Abstract:
A base module for storing cylindrical objects is disclosed in which the same components used to construct the base module can be used to build and attach additional modules in both vertical and horizontal directions from the base module. The base module comprises (a) a pair of flat side panels that are essentially rectangular in shape, (b) a flat upper shelf, (c) a flat lower shelf and (d) a partial back wall. The upper shelf is attached to inside faces of the side panels so that the first end of the upper shelf is adjacent to the front sides of the side panels, with the first end of the upper shelf located just above an intermediate position between the top and bottom sides of the side panels. The upper shelf further slants downwardly in a direction toward the back side of the side panels sufficient that a cylindrical object will roll down the upper shelf. The lower shelf is attached to inside faces of the side panels so that the first end of the lower shelf is adjacent to the front sides of the side panels, with the first end of the lower shelf located just above the lower sides of the side panels. The lower shelf further slants upwardly in a direction toward the back side of the side panels sufficient that a cylindrical object will roll down the lower shelf. The partial back wall is attached to inside faces of the side panels so that the partial back wall abuts mutually respective back sides of the side panels. The partial back wall is further positioned so that cans that roll down the first shelf and fall from the first shelf will be directed by the back wall onto the second shelf.
