A convertible item of furniture including: a plurality of shelf units, wherein each shelf unit has a horizontally extending leave and at least one leave support for supporting the leave; a drive system operably connected to each leave support such that the leaves remain horizontal when the shelf units are moved between a vertical configuration and a horizontal configuration; and, an anti-tip leg system. The anti-tip leg system has a front leg assembly and a rear leg assembly including an upwardly extending pair of rear legs, each rear leg comprising a rear leg upper region operably connected to a shelf unit or a part of the drive system, and a rear leg lower region supporting at least one wheel, and a linkage assembly interconnecting the front and rear leg assemblies. A spacing between the front and rear leg lower regions increases as the shelf units move towards the horizontal configuration.

A convertible item of furniture including: a plurality of shelf units, wherein each shelf unit has a horizontally extending leave and at least one leave support for supporting the leave; a drive system operably connected to each leave support such that the leaves remain horizontal when the shelf units are moved between a vertical configuration and a horizontal configuration; and, an anti-tip leg system. The anti-tip leg system has a front leg assembly and a rear leg assembly including an upwardly extending pair of rear legs, each rear leg comprising a rear leg upper region operably connected to a shelf unit or a part of the drive system, and a rear leg lower region supporting at least one wheel, and a linkage assembly interconnecting the front and rear leg assemblies. A spacing between the front and rear leg lower regions increases as the shelf units move towards the horizontal configuration.

An overhead storage system may be raised and lowered includes a pair of spaced scissor mechanisms, each scissor mechanism having a first rotatable point of attachment to the platform and a second translatable point of attachment to the platform, and a spring-biased tensioner mechanism configured to maintain the platform in an elevated state when access to the stored items is not desired and a lowered state when access to the stored items is desired, the spring-biased tensioner mechanism configured to allow a human to manually lower the platform from the elevated state to the lowered state and manually raise the platform from the lowered state to the elevated state. The overhead storage system detailed herein allows a user to easily access stored items without having to climb a ladder by permitting the platform of the overhead storage apparatus to be raised and lowered manually.

An overhead storage system may be raised and lowered includes a pair of spaced scissor mechanisms, each scissor mechanism having a first rotatable point of attachment to the platform and a second translatable point of attachment to the platform, and a spring-biased tensioner mechanism configured to maintain the platform in an elevated state when access to the stored items is not desired and a lowered state when access to the stored items is desired, the spring-biased tensioner mechanism configured to allow a human to manually lower the platform from the elevated state to the lowered state and manually raise the platform from the lowered state to the elevated state. The overhead storage system detailed herein allows a user to easily access stored items without having to climb a ladder by permitting the platform of the overhead storage apparatus to be raised and lowered manually.

The present invention provides for a complete ironing center to be attached to and stored within a wall cabinet. The ironing board is deployed perpendicularly from the back wall of the cabinet. In one embodiment, the cabinet is integrated into a larger wall cabinet system. In these embodiments, the cabinet is extended from the wall cabinet and locked into an open position. This complete system is easily and quickly closed and stored out of sight within the cabinet when not in use.

The present invention provides for a complete ironing center to be attached to and stored within a wall cabinet. The ironing board is deployed perpendicularly from the back wall of the cabinet. In one embodiment, the cabinet is integrated into a larger wall cabinet system. In these embodiments, the cabinet is extended from the wall cabinet and locked into an open position. This complete system is easily and quickly closed and stored out of sight within the cabinet when not in use.

The present invention provides an automatic pull-down shelf assembly. The assembly can be easily installed within existing article storage racks or cabinets or new cabinets or racks can be built with this assembly. The assembly allows a user to move shelves closer to the user. The assembly includes a cabinet or rack, moving shelves, a pair of shelf guide mechanism, a prime mover, a controller and an operating device. The shelf guide mechanism includes a transition mechanism, a mounting plate, a first bracket, a vertical arm, a second bracket, a horizontal arm and a pivotal arm. The controller enables the assembly to move from a retracted position to the extended position and vice versa as per command received from the user. The assembly can be remotely controlled by software running on an operating device.

A storage rack contains: a rectangular platform, two support feet, a rectangular plane, two long fringes, two short fringes, four circular orifices, four oval orifices, and two grips which. The two support feet are connected on the rectangular platform, and a respective support foot has a first inward bending portion and a second inward bending portion which are formed on two free ends of two tops of the respective support foot. Each of the first inward bending portion and the second inward bending portion has an arcuate face and an insertion, the arcuate face corresponds to a respective oval orifice of a respective long fringe of the rectangular platform, and the insertion corresponds to a respective circular orifice of the respective long fringe of the rectangular platform, such that the insertion is rotatably accommodated into the respective circular orifice to expand or retract the respective support foot freely.

Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a cabinet that comprises a cover, a base, a rotatable rod coupled to the base, a gun prong coupled to the rotatable rod, a prong magnet coupled to the gun prong, and a base magnet. Wherein, when the cover is opened to a predetermined position, the rotatable rod rotates to expose an Article placed on the gun prong. The rotation of the rotatable rod can be caused by repulsion between the prong magnet and the base magnet.

Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a cabinet that comprises a cover, a base, a rotatable rod coupled to the base, a gun prong coupled to the rotatable rod, a prong magnet coupled to the gun prong, and a base magnet. Wherein, when the cover is opened to a predetermined position, the rotatable rod rotates to expose an Article placed on the gun prong. The rotation of the rotatable rod can be caused by repulsion between the prong magnet and the base magnet.