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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 15, 1999
David S. Teppo, East Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Harold Halvorson, Jr., Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Steelcase Developments Inc., Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Abstract
A storage apparatus includes a storage unit defining a front opening, and a door configured to cover the front opening. The door is operably attached to the storage unit for movement between opened, intermediate, and closed positions. The storage apparatus further includes a handle that is isolated from the door but operably connected to the door for selectively manually moving the door between the opened, intermediate, and closed positions. The handle is conveniently located at a front center of the storage unit, under a bottom thereof, such that the handle can be easily grasped and operated by a seated person, such as a wheelchair-bound person.