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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2010
Filed:
May. 05, 2006
Melanie Calabria, Columbia, MD (US);
Joseph Edward Jasinski, Raleigh, NC (US);
Kevin Owen Roughton, Saco, ME (US);
Sherry Eckholm, Watertown, WI (US);
Brian Joseph Wismann, Talent, OR (US);
William Myles Riley, Richmond, VA (US);
Bruce Seymour Ferris, Richmond, VA (US);
Paul Gilbert Rockwell, Chesterfield, VA (US);
Melanie Calabria, Columbia, MD (US);
Joseph Edward Jasinski, Raleigh, NC (US);
Kevin Owen Roughton, Saco, ME (US);
Sherry Eckholm, Watertown, WI (US);
Brian Joseph Wismann, Talent, OR (US);
William Myles Riley, Richmond, VA (US);
Bruce Seymour Ferris, Richmond, VA (US);
Paul Gilbert Rockwell, Chesterfield, VA (US);
Newell Operating Company, Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
A lifting mechanism for a storage bin is positioned in a cabinet having a countertop. The lifting mechanism has a base adapted to be supported in the cabinet, a moveable member operably connected to the base, a support member connected to the moveable member, and a storage bin supported by the support member. The moveable member is moveable between a first position, wherein the storage bin is adapted to be positioned within the cabinet, and a second position wherein the storage bin is raised such that the storage bin is adapted to be positioned out of the cabinet. When the storage bin is raised, a top of the storage bin is adapted to be positioned proximate the countertop.