Abstract A spacesaver tiltable storage unit is disclosed comprised of a pivotable frame, with dimensions compatible for mounting between exposed 2 inch × 4 inch or 2 inch × 6 inch studs on 16 inch centers and fitted with storage elements for containment of small parts and components. Such a device as proposed here provides a means for storage space saving and efficient use of such common expendables as 1-pound coffee cans or a variety of food jars, each of which has its own removable top for dust-free storage of small parts. The frame is pivoted into the recess between exposed studs when not in use, and is held in the closed or recessed position through gravity, by reason of the center of mass of stored parts and components being positioned, in the storage elements, aft of the pivot line of the unit. The frame is fitted with motionrestraint means to limit its range of angular travel and storage elements of a variety of types, such as empty cans, jars or specially designed protective adaptable to the device herein described. Access to the storage elements is readily achieved by tilting the frame out of its stored or recessed position into its maximum arc position. After use, the storage elements are secured and the frame pivoted back into the recess between the supporting structure.
In a storage unit comprising frame members pivotally secured to fixed adjacent spaced-apart generally vertical structural support members for limited pivoted travel between a normal generally vertical storage position and a forwardly inclined access position by pivot and motion restraint means comprising a pivot and a coacting arcuate slot and stop pin received therein the improvement comprising: at least one frame member of a semi-resilient material and sized to generally correspond to the distance between the adjacent spaced-apart support members and having a generally horizontal upper surface including at least an opening adapted to receive a container and including a pair of integral downwardly and outwardly diverging end plate members; and means for enabling assembly of the frame member to the adjacent fixed spaced-apart support members comprising a generally straight slot in each of said end plate members generally normal to and having one end in communication with the arcuate slot and extending linearly toward the pivot for reception of the stop pin for positioning the stop pin in the arcuate slot, whereby said frame member is operatively secured to the fixed spaced-apart support members.
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In a storage unit comprising frame members pivotally secured to fixed adjacent spaced-apart generally vertical structural support members for limited pivoted travel between a normal generally vertical storage position and a forwardly inclined access position by pivot and motion restraint means comprising a pivot and a coacting arcuate slot and stop pin received therein the improvement comprising: at least one frame member of a semi-resilient material and sized to generally correspond to the distance between the adjacent spaced-apart support members and having a generally horizontal upper surface including at least an opening adapted to receive a container and including a pair of integral downwardly and outwardly diverging end plate members; and means for enabling assembly of the frame member to the adjacent fixed spaced-apart support members comprising a generally straight slot in each of said end plate members generally normal to and having one end in communication with the arcuate slot and extending linearly toward the pivot for reception of the stop pin for positioning the stop pin in the arcuate slot, whereby said frame member is operatively secured to the fixed spaced-apart support members.