Dropping side shelf assembly

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A - Human Necessities

47

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A47J 37/07 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2380800

The present invention provides a shelf assembly for a cooking apparatus such as a barbeque grill. The shelf assembly has a shelf component which can rotate about a generally horizontal axis of rotation located generally at a first end of the shelf component, from a lowered position to a raised position. The cooking apparatus or an associated apparatus has a frame member which supports the first end of the shelf component about the axis of rotation. The shelf assembly also has a support extending downwardly in relation to the shelf component when the shelf component is in the raised position. The support is capable of rotating about the axis of rotation with the shelf component. The shelf assembly further has a stationary coupler located generally below the axis of rotation in the vicinity of where the support is capable of rotating about the axis of rotation with the shelf component. The support can releasably engage with the stationary coupler when the shelf component is in the lowered position to generally prevent the shelf component from inadvertently swinging outwardly from the lowered position. The support also supportingly engages with the stationary coupler to support the support and the shelf component when the shelf component is in the raised position. The present invention further provides a method of placing the shelf assembly in a raised position from a lowered position. The method includes rotating the shelf component about the axis of rotation from the lowered position in a direction toward the raised position. The method further includes raising the shelf component above the raised position in order to clear a blocking component. The method also includes sliding the shelf component laterally along the axis of rotation from a first lateral position to a second lateral position, and lowering the shelf component into the raised position.

L'invention concerne un ensemble étagère (50) destiné à un appareil de cuisson tel qu'un grill de barbecue. Cet ensemble étagère comprend un composant (52) pouvant tourner autour d'un axe de rotation (56) généralement horizontal, situé généralement au niveau d'une première extrémité (54) du composant étagère, et pouvant passer d'une position abaissée à une position relevée. L'appareil de cuisson ou un appareil associé possède un élément de cadre (62) qui supporte la première extrémité du composant d'étagère autour de l'axe de rotation. Cet ensemble étagère comprend également un support (80) s'étendant vers le relevée. Ledit support peut tourner autour le l'axe de rotation en même temps que le composant d'étagère. L'ensemble étagère comprend, en outre, un coupleur fixe (90) généralement fixé en-dessous de l'axe de rotation, à proximité de l'endroit où ledit support peut tourner autour le l'axe de rotation conjointement avec le composant d'étagère. Ce support peut venir en contact, de manière libérable, avec le coupleur fixe, lorsque le composant d'étagère est en position abaissée afin d'éviter la sortie et le balancement par inadvertance dudit composant d'étagère par rapport à la position abaissée. Le support peut également venir en contact avec le couple fixe de façon à supporter ledit support et le composant étagère lorsque ce composant est en position relevée. L'invention concerne également un procédé permettant de placer l'ensemble étagère en position relevée à partir d'une position abaissée.

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