Pivoting television support shelf

Abstract

A pivoting television support shelf capable of supporting a television extended from a cabinet. The pivoting television support shelf including: a shelf for pivotably supporting the television, the shelf having a pivot point disposed at a first end of the shelf; a pivot for pivoting the shelf relative to the cabinet about the pivot point between a first position within the cabinet and a second position extended from an exterior surface of the cabinet; and a slide for supporting the shelf at a second end, the slide having first and second mating slide halves, one of the first and second mating slide halves being fastened to the shelf, the other of the first and second mating slide halves being fastened to the cabinet.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A pivoting television support shelf capable of supporting a television extended from a cabinet, the pivoting television support shelf comprising: 
 a shelf for pivotably supporting the television, the shelf having a pivot point disposed at a first end of the shelf;    pivot means for pivoting the shelf relative to the cabinet about the pivot point between a first position within the cabinet and a second position extended from an exterior surface of the cabinet; and    a slide for supporting the shelf at a second end, the slide having first and second mating slide halves, one of the first and second mating slide halves being fastened to the shelf, the other of the first and second mating slide halves being fastened to the cabinet.    
     
     
         2 . The pivoting television support shelf of  claim 1 , wherein the shelf comprises a base frame and a support shelf fastened to the base frame.  
     
     
         3 . The pivoting television support shelf of  claim 2 , wherein the base frame is triangular shaped having an apex and a base opposite the apex, wherein the pivot point is disposed at the apex and the second end is the base.  
     
     
         4 . The pivoting television support shelf of  claim 3 , wherein the base of the triangular shaped base frame is curved.  
     
     
         5 . The pivoting television support shelf of  claim 2 , wherein the support shelf is substantially rectangular and positioned on the base frame such that the support shelf is substantially outside the cabinet when in the second position.  
     
     
         6 . The television support shelf of  claim 1 , wherein the slide is a linear slide.  
     
     
         7 . The television support shelf of  claim 6 , wherein the first mating slide half is pivotably fastened to the shelf and the second mating slide half is pivotably fastened to the cabinet.  
     
     
         8 . The television support shelf of  claim 1 , wherein the slide is a curved slide.  
     
     
         9 . The television support shelf of  claim 8 , wherein the shelf comprises: 
 a triangular shaped base frame having an apex and a curved base opposite the apex, wherein the pivot point is disposed at the apex and the second end is the curved base, the curved base having a radius with the pivot point as its center; and    a support shelf fastened to the base frame;    wherein the first mating slide half is fastened to the curved base and the second mating slide half is fastened to the cabinet.    
     
     
         10 . The television support shelf of  claim 8 , wherein the curved slide comprises a first curved slide stage and a second curved slide stage, wherein extension of the first curved slide stage extends the shelf to a position intermediate the first and second positions and extension of the second curved slide stage extends the shelf to the second position.