Appeal No. 96-2100
Application 08/149,844
positioning a brace member intermediate the support members,
the brace member having a first end engaging one of the shelf
members and a second end engaging the other of the shelf members,
thereby enhancing the weight bearing capacity of the shelf
members;
collapsing the parallelogram frame to permit insertion into
the storage compartment; and
bringing the support members into engagement with the
interior sidewalls of the storage compartment thereby orienting
the shelf members perpendicular to the support members with the
opposed ends of the shelf members engaging the interior sidewalls
of the storage compartment to provide lateral support to the
parallelogram frame.
4. In combination:
a locker-style storage compartment having interior
sidewalls; and
a shelf unit for a storage compartment, comprising:
a. a pair of shelf members, each of the shelf members being
of equal length and having opposed ends; and
b. a pair of support members, each of the support members
being of equal length and having opposed ends, adjacent opposed
ends of the shelf members and the support members being pivotally
connected thereby forming a laterally unstable collapsible
parallelogram frame, a brace member being positioned intermediate
the support members, the brace member having a first end engaging
one of the shelf members and a second end engaging the other of
the shelf members, thereby enhancing the weight bearing capacity
of the shelf members;
the shelf unit being collapsible for insertion into the
locker-style storage compartment, with the support members and
the opposed ends of the shelf members engaging the interior
sidewalls to provide lateral stability to the parallelogram
frame.
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