CA3035248A1 - Overheard storage system with access - Google Patents
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Abstract
A ceiling mounted storage system including a storage platform attached to a ceiling of an enclosure such that a storage space is formed between the platform and the ceiling, and such that an inner edge of the platform is spaced an access distance away from the wall Steps are pivotally mounted along rear edges thereof to the wall and configured to fold from a raised position where a top face of each step lies vertically adjacent to the wall, to a lowered position where the top face of each step is supported in a horizontal orientation. The top faces of the steps are located at progressively higher locations to facilitate a person stepping from a lowest step to a highest step to access the storage space
Description
OVERHEAD STORAGE SYSTEM WITH ACCESS
This disclosure relates to the field of storage systems and in particular a ceiling mounted storage area with wall mounted folding access steps and protective side panels.
BACKGROUND
Storage space in homes and businesses is often limited and so raised storage areas are often used. These typically comprise a storage platform suspended from a ceiling, such as a garage ceiling. While such storage areas take advantage of unused space, such as above vehicles parked in a garage, access is problematic requiring a ladder of some type, with the attendant risk of falling or dropping some article stored on the storage surface To address the problem of access United States Patent Number 5,460,280 to Feddeler provides a storage basket arranged for pivotal mounting to a ceiling structure such that the basket can be pivoted down for access and then pivoted up to the ceiling and secured for storage.
United States Patent Number 5,871,070 to Contreras provides a storage platform that is moved down for access and then winched up near the ceiling for storage.
Similarly United States Patent Number 4,377,114 to Fuller provides a storage compartment suspended by tension lines from an overhead structure such that same can be lowered for access and raised for storage.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present disclosure provides a ceiling mounted storage system that overcomes problems in the prior art.
The present disclosure provides a ceiling mounted storage space with an access system 18312827v1 that reduces risk and facilitates access for awkward items by providing wide sturdy steps with hand supports and side panels. The side panels support the steps so that the access system can't be used without the protective side panels in place. The access system folds out of the way when not in use so as to allow unobstructed passage adjacent to the wall on which the steps are mounted.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
While the invention is claimed in the concluding portions hereof, preferred embodiments are provided in the accompanying detailed description which may be best understood in conjunction with the accompanying diagrams where like parts in each of the several diagrams are labeled with like numbers, and where:
Fig. 1 is a perspective side view of an embodiment of a storage system of the present disclosure with the storage platform mounted to the ceiling of a garage, and with the steps of the access system in the raised stored position;
Fig. 2 is a perspective side view of the embodiment of Fig. 1 with the steps of the access system in the lowered operating position;
Fig. 3 is a perspective end view of the steps of the access system of the embodiment of Fig. 1;
Fig. 4 is a schematic side view showing middle hooks on the middle side panel supporting the middle step;
Fig. 5 is a schematic side view of a vehicle parked under the embodiment of the system of Fig. 1 with the upper step in the lowered position;
This disclosure relates to the field of storage systems and in particular a ceiling mounted storage area with wall mounted folding access steps and protective side panels.
BACKGROUND
Storage space in homes and businesses is often limited and so raised storage areas are often used. These typically comprise a storage platform suspended from a ceiling, such as a garage ceiling. While such storage areas take advantage of unused space, such as above vehicles parked in a garage, access is problematic requiring a ladder of some type, with the attendant risk of falling or dropping some article stored on the storage surface To address the problem of access United States Patent Number 5,460,280 to Feddeler provides a storage basket arranged for pivotal mounting to a ceiling structure such that the basket can be pivoted down for access and then pivoted up to the ceiling and secured for storage.
United States Patent Number 5,871,070 to Contreras provides a storage platform that is moved down for access and then winched up near the ceiling for storage.
Similarly United States Patent Number 4,377,114 to Fuller provides a storage compartment suspended by tension lines from an overhead structure such that same can be lowered for access and raised for storage.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present disclosure provides a ceiling mounted storage system that overcomes problems in the prior art.
The present disclosure provides a ceiling mounted storage space with an access system 18312827v1 that reduces risk and facilitates access for awkward items by providing wide sturdy steps with hand supports and side panels. The side panels support the steps so that the access system can't be used without the protective side panels in place. The access system folds out of the way when not in use so as to allow unobstructed passage adjacent to the wall on which the steps are mounted.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
While the invention is claimed in the concluding portions hereof, preferred embodiments are provided in the accompanying detailed description which may be best understood in conjunction with the accompanying diagrams where like parts in each of the several diagrams are labeled with like numbers, and where:
Fig. 1 is a perspective side view of an embodiment of a storage system of the present disclosure with the storage platform mounted to the ceiling of a garage, and with the steps of the access system in the raised stored position;
Fig. 2 is a perspective side view of the embodiment of Fig. 1 with the steps of the access system in the lowered operating position;
Fig. 3 is a perspective end view of the steps of the access system of the embodiment of Fig. 1;
Fig. 4 is a schematic side view showing middle hooks on the middle side panel supporting the middle step;
Fig. 5 is a schematic side view of a vehicle parked under the embodiment of the system of Fig. 1 with the upper step in the lowered position;
2 18312827v1 Fig. 6 is a schematic end view of the upper step and upper side rail in the raised position adjacent to the wall..
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE ILLUSTRATED EMBODIMENTS
Figs. 1 ยจ 3 illustrate an embodiment of a ceiling mounted storage system 1 of the present disclosure. The system 1 comprises a storage platform 3 attached to the ceiling 5 of a garage or like enclosure by straps 7 such that a storage space 9 is formed between the platform 3 and the ceiling 5. The platform 3 typically will slope slightly toward the adjacent wall 11 to facilitate access and viewing the stored contents. Support bars can be mounted spaced from the underside of the platform 3 to provide storage slots for brooms, skis, hockey sticks and the like.
The platform 3 is mounted spaced a distance away from the wall 11 that is suitable for mounting the access system illustrated in Fig. 3 comprising upper, middle, and lower steps 13A, 13B, 13C. The steps 13 are pivotally mounted along rear edges thereof to the wall 11 and are configured to fold from a raised position shown in Fig. 1 where the top face of each step 13 lies vertically adjacent to the wall 11, to a lowered position where the top face of each step 13 is horizontal and supported as illustrated to provide a climbing route for a person to access the storage space 9.
The upper and middle steps 13A, 13B are supported in the lowered position by corresponding upper and middle side panels 15A, 15B. In the illustrated system 1 the upper side panel 15A is pivotally attached to the outer edge of the upper step 13A by outer hinges 17A. When in the lowered position as seen in Fig. 3 a top member 19 of the upper side panel 15A is engaged in upper hooks 21 mounted along the edge of the storage platform 3 and so supports the upper step 13A in the horizontal lowered position.
The middle side panel 15B is mounted in an alternate arrangement where the middle side panel 13B is pivotally attached to the storage platform 3 by outer hinges 17B.
When in
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE ILLUSTRATED EMBODIMENTS
Figs. 1 ยจ 3 illustrate an embodiment of a ceiling mounted storage system 1 of the present disclosure. The system 1 comprises a storage platform 3 attached to the ceiling 5 of a garage or like enclosure by straps 7 such that a storage space 9 is formed between the platform 3 and the ceiling 5. The platform 3 typically will slope slightly toward the adjacent wall 11 to facilitate access and viewing the stored contents. Support bars can be mounted spaced from the underside of the platform 3 to provide storage slots for brooms, skis, hockey sticks and the like.
The platform 3 is mounted spaced a distance away from the wall 11 that is suitable for mounting the access system illustrated in Fig. 3 comprising upper, middle, and lower steps 13A, 13B, 13C. The steps 13 are pivotally mounted along rear edges thereof to the wall 11 and are configured to fold from a raised position shown in Fig. 1 where the top face of each step 13 lies vertically adjacent to the wall 11, to a lowered position where the top face of each step 13 is horizontal and supported as illustrated to provide a climbing route for a person to access the storage space 9.
The upper and middle steps 13A, 13B are supported in the lowered position by corresponding upper and middle side panels 15A, 15B. In the illustrated system 1 the upper side panel 15A is pivotally attached to the outer edge of the upper step 13A by outer hinges 17A. When in the lowered position as seen in Fig. 3 a top member 19 of the upper side panel 15A is engaged in upper hooks 21 mounted along the edge of the storage platform 3 and so supports the upper step 13A in the horizontal lowered position.
The middle side panel 15B is mounted in an alternate arrangement where the middle side panel 13B is pivotally attached to the storage platform 3 by outer hinges 17B.
When in
3 18312827v 1 the lowered position as seen in Fig. 3 an outer member 23 of the middle step 13 is engaged in middle hooks 25 mounted along the lower edge of the middle side panel 13B, as schematically illustrated in Fig. 4, and so supports the middle step 13B in the horizontal lowered position.
The upper and lower side panels 15A, 15B provide hand holds for a person climbing the steps 13 to access the storage space 9 and the side panels reduce the risk of a fall, as well as supporting the upper and lower steps 13A, 13B in the lowered position.
Since the side panels 15A, 15B support the upper and middle steps 13A, 13B these higher steps cannot be used without the fall protection of the side panels in place. The lower step 13C is supported in the lowered position on legs 27 pivotally attached to the outer portion of the lower step 13C by outer hinges 17C.
The upper step 13A is moved from the lowered position of Fig. 2 to the raised position of Fig. 1 by standing on the middle step 13B, or the floor if more convenient, and raising the upper side panel 15A to disengage the top member 19 from the upper hooks 21 and the upper side panel 15A is pivoted on the outer hinges 17A down to lie against the top surface of the upper step 13A, and then the top step 13A is pivoted upward on wall hinges 29A so that the upper side panel 15A lies against the wall 11 and the upper step 13A lies against the upper side panel 15A.
Magnets 31 mounted on the wall 11 are positioned to attract and secure steel plates 33 attached to the upper side panel 15A, as seen in Fig. 2, when the upper step 13A, and the upper side panel 15A, are in the raised position. The steel plates 33 are required where the material is wood, as would be a typical material, or some like non-ferrous material.
Once the upper step 13A is in the raised position the operator raises the middle step to disengage the outer member 23 of the middle step 13B from the middle hooks 25 and pivots the middle step 13B upward on wall hinges 29B so the top surface of the middle step 13B lies against the wall as seen in Fig. 1 where magnets 31 attract and secure steel
The upper and lower side panels 15A, 15B provide hand holds for a person climbing the steps 13 to access the storage space 9 and the side panels reduce the risk of a fall, as well as supporting the upper and lower steps 13A, 13B in the lowered position.
Since the side panels 15A, 15B support the upper and middle steps 13A, 13B these higher steps cannot be used without the fall protection of the side panels in place. The lower step 13C is supported in the lowered position on legs 27 pivotally attached to the outer portion of the lower step 13C by outer hinges 17C.
The upper step 13A is moved from the lowered position of Fig. 2 to the raised position of Fig. 1 by standing on the middle step 13B, or the floor if more convenient, and raising the upper side panel 15A to disengage the top member 19 from the upper hooks 21 and the upper side panel 15A is pivoted on the outer hinges 17A down to lie against the top surface of the upper step 13A, and then the top step 13A is pivoted upward on wall hinges 29A so that the upper side panel 15A lies against the wall 11 and the upper step 13A lies against the upper side panel 15A.
Magnets 31 mounted on the wall 11 are positioned to attract and secure steel plates 33 attached to the upper side panel 15A, as seen in Fig. 2, when the upper step 13A, and the upper side panel 15A, are in the raised position. The steel plates 33 are required where the material is wood, as would be a typical material, or some like non-ferrous material.
Once the upper step 13A is in the raised position the operator raises the middle step to disengage the outer member 23 of the middle step 13B from the middle hooks 25 and pivots the middle step 13B upward on wall hinges 29B so the top surface of the middle step 13B lies against the wall as seen in Fig. 1 where magnets 31 attract and secure steel
4 18312827v1 plates 33 fixed to the top suiface of the middle step 13B. The middle side panel 15B is then pivoted upward on outer hinges 17B up to lie against the bottom of the storage platform 9 where magnets 31 mounted to the bottom of the storage platform 9 attract and secure steel plates 33 fixed to the middle side panel 15B.
In the illustrated system 1 the lower step 13C is mounted adjacent to a landing 35 such as is commonly found in residential buildings where the floor of the garage is lower than the floor of the residence itself. Where no such landing exists a further step 13 may be provided where the distance to the top of the illustrated lower step 13C is excessive.
Once the middle step 13B has been moved to the raised position, the operator steps off the lower step 13C and pivots the lower step upward on wall hinges 29C such that wall mounted magnets 31 attract and secure the steel plates 33 fixed to the top surface of the lower step 13C to secure the bottom step 13C in the raised position of Fig. 1.
The legs 27 pivot down on outer hinges 17C and lie against the bottom of the lower step 13C.
Fig. 5 schematically illustrates a benefit of configuring the upper step 13A
and upper side panel 15A to lie against the wall 11 when in the stored position. The configuration allows the upper step to be moved back and forth between the raised and lowered positions while a vehicle 37 is parked under the platform 3 as illustrated with the hood under the upper step 13A. If the upper step 13A and side panel 15A were configured similar to the middle step 13B and side panel 15B, with the side panel pivoted up against the bottom of the platform 3, the vehicle 37 would need to be moved to lower the upper step 13A.
Fig. 6 schematically illustrates the upper side panel 15A and upper step 13A
in the raised position against the wall 11. To reduce the distance the assembly extends from the wall lithe side boards 39 of the upper side panel 15A are configured to lie between the step boards 41 of the upper step 13A.
In the illustrated system 1 the lower step 13C is mounted adjacent to a landing 35 such as is commonly found in residential buildings where the floor of the garage is lower than the floor of the residence itself. Where no such landing exists a further step 13 may be provided where the distance to the top of the illustrated lower step 13C is excessive.
Once the middle step 13B has been moved to the raised position, the operator steps off the lower step 13C and pivots the lower step upward on wall hinges 29C such that wall mounted magnets 31 attract and secure the steel plates 33 fixed to the top surface of the lower step 13C to secure the bottom step 13C in the raised position of Fig. 1.
The legs 27 pivot down on outer hinges 17C and lie against the bottom of the lower step 13C.
Fig. 5 schematically illustrates a benefit of configuring the upper step 13A
and upper side panel 15A to lie against the wall 11 when in the stored position. The configuration allows the upper step to be moved back and forth between the raised and lowered positions while a vehicle 37 is parked under the platform 3 as illustrated with the hood under the upper step 13A. If the upper step 13A and side panel 15A were configured similar to the middle step 13B and side panel 15B, with the side panel pivoted up against the bottom of the platform 3, the vehicle 37 would need to be moved to lower the upper step 13A.
Fig. 6 schematically illustrates the upper side panel 15A and upper step 13A
in the raised position against the wall 11. To reduce the distance the assembly extends from the wall lithe side boards 39 of the upper side panel 15A are configured to lie between the step boards 41 of the upper step 13A.
5 18312827v 1 The present disclosure provides a ceiling mounted storage space with an access system that reduces risk and facilitates access for awkward items by providing wide sturdy steps with side panels to prevent falls and provide hand supports. The side panels support the steps so that the access system can't be used without the protective side panels in place.
The access system folds out of the way when not in use so as to allow unobstructed passage adjacent to the wall on which the steps are mounted.
The foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the invention.
Further, since numerous changes and modifications will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all such suitable changes or modifications in structure or operation which may be resorted to are intended to fall within the scope of the claimed invention.
The access system folds out of the way when not in use so as to allow unobstructed passage adjacent to the wall on which the steps are mounted.
The foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the invention.
Further, since numerous changes and modifications will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all such suitable changes or modifications in structure or operation which may be resorted to are intended to fall within the scope of the claimed invention.
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1. A ceiling mounted storage system comprising;
a storage platform attached to a ceiling of an enclosure such that a storage space is formed between the platform and the ceiling, and such that an inner edge of the platform is spaced an access distance away from the wall;
a plurality of steps pivotally mounted along rear edges thereof to the wall and configured to fold from a raised position where a top face of each step lies vertically adjacent to the wall, to a lowered position where the top face of each step is supported in a horizontal orientation;
wherein the top faces of the steps are located at progressively higher locations to facilitate a person stepping from a lowest step to a highest step to access the storage space.
a storage platform attached to a ceiling of an enclosure such that a storage space is formed between the platform and the ceiling, and such that an inner edge of the platform is spaced an access distance away from the wall;
a plurality of steps pivotally mounted along rear edges thereof to the wall and configured to fold from a raised position where a top face of each step lies vertically adjacent to the wall, to a lowered position where the top face of each step is supported in a horizontal orientation;
wherein the top faces of the steps are located at progressively higher locations to facilitate a person stepping from a lowest step to a highest step to access the storage space.
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| FZDE | Discontinued |
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