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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2001
Audrey K. Webb, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
John R. Hamilton, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Michael W. Welsh, Rockford, MI (US);
Scott M. Miller, Kentwood, MI (US);
Kevin B. Miller, Wayland, MI (US);
Steelcase Development Corporation, Caledonia, MI (US);
Abstract
An office furniture system includes a furniture unit, such as a binder bin or main shelf, mounted to a partition. A display shelf assembly is mounted to the furniture unit, and includes a movable shelf, a first bent-wire support fixedly attached to the furniture unit and slidingly attached to the shelf, and a second bent-wire support operably pivotally attached to the furniture unit and pivotally attached to the shelf. The first and second support members are configured to support the shelf through a range of motion between a substantially horizontal storage position and a vertically inclined display position. In one embodiment, the second support is operably attached to the furniture unit for both pivoting and sliding movement.