Claims
- 1. A cabinet structure that can be raised and lowered diagonally, which comprises:
- (a) an outer cabinet adapted for attachment to a wall and that has no bottom or front panel;
- (b) an inner cabinet sized so as to be receivable within said outer cabinet;
- (c) means for connecting said inner cabinet to said outer cabinet which permit said inner cabinet to move along a defined path with respect to said outer cabinet;
- (d) means for adjusting the defined path so that the direction in which the inner cabinet moves with respect to the outer cabinet can be adjusted; and
- (e) raising and lowering means for moving said inner cabinet with respect to said outer cabinet along any defined path.
- 2. A cabinet structure as defined in claim 1 further comprising means for activating said raising and lowering means.
- 3. The cabinet structure of claim 2 wherein said raising and lowering means comprise a motor.
- 4. The cabinet structure of claim 3 further comprising means for stopping the cabinet at any position along said defined path.
- 5. The cabinet structure of claim 3 wherein said raising and lowering means further comprise a cable having a pair of opposite ends, one end being operatively connected to a pulley on said motor and the other end being connected to said inner cabinet whereby said inner cabinet may be raised or lowered by means of said motor extending or retracting said cable.
- 6. The cabinet structure of claim 3 wherein said raising and lowering means further comprises a threaded screw jack having a pair of opposite ends, one end being operatively connected to said motor and the body of the screw jack being operatively connected to an internally threaded nut affixed to said inner cabinet whereby rotation of said screw jack in opposite directions by means of said motor causes said inner cabinet to be raised or lowered.
- 7. The cabinet structure of claim 1 further including latching means for releasably securing said inner cabinet to said outer cabinet for additional support.
- 8. The cabinet structure of claim 6 wherein said latching means comprises bolt means on said inner cabinet and means for selectively moving said bolt means so as to be in engagement with accommodating bores in said outer cabinet.
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 07/524,226, filed May 15, 1990 now abandoned.
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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