Shelving with a drop leaf

Abstract

An apparatus for holding various objects. The apparatus comprises a plurality of horizontally disposed individual shelf members and a plurality of vertically disposed post members located substantially at each corner of the plurality of horizontally disposed individual shelf members for engagement thereto. There is provided a fastening means engageable with post members and with the individual shelf members for securing the shelf members to the post members. There is also a drop leaf shelf member. The drop leaf shelf member is hingedly attached to one of a top portion of a radially opposed pair of the post members and to an underside of a top shelf closely adjacent one end thereof. There is at least one support member hingedly engageable with a bottom surface of the drop leaf shelf member and with at least one of a second shelf horizontally disposed at a predetermined distance below the top shelf and a bracket member disposed below and closely adjacent the second shelf and between the pair of post members.

1 . An apparatus for holding various objects, said apparatus comprising: 
 (a) a plurality of horizontally disposed individual shelf members;    (b) a plurality of vertically disposed post members located substantially at each corner of said plurality of horizontally disposed individual shelf members for engagement with said horizontally disposed individual shelf members;    (c) a fastening means engageable with said plurality of vertically disposed post members and with said plurality of horizontally disposed individual shelf members for securing said plurality of horizontally disposed individual shelf members to said plurality of vertically disposed post members;    (d) a drop leaf shelf member, said drop leaf shelf member being hingedly attached to one of a top portion of a radially opposed pair of said plurality of vertically disposed post members and to an underside of a top shelf of said plurality of horizontally disposed individual shelf members closely adjacent one end thereof;    (e) at least one support member hingedly engageable with a bottom surface of said drop leaf shelf member and with at least one of a second shelf horizontally disposed at a predetermined distance below said top shelf and a bracket member disposed below and closely adjacent said second shelf and between said radially opposed pair of said plurality of vertically disposed post members.    
   
   
       2 . The apparatus, according to  claim 1 , wherein said at least one support member is hingedly engageable with a bottom surface of said drop leaf and with at least one of a second shelf horizontally disposed at a predetermined distance below said top shelf and a bracket member disposed below and closely adjacent said second shelf and between said radially opposed pair of said plurality of vertically disposed post members when said drop leaf is in a substantially horizontal position.  
   
   
       3 . The apparatus, according to  claim 2 , wherein said at least one support member is hingedly engageable with said bottom surface of said drop leaf shelf member and with said second shelf horizontally disposed at a predetermined distance below said top shelf.  
   
   
       4 . The apparatus, according to  claim 3 , wherein said at least one support member engages said second shelf by means of a notch.  
   
   
       5 . The apparatus, according to  claim 4 , wherein said notch is a V shaped notch.  
   
   
       6 . The apparatus, according to  claim 1 , wherein when said at least one support member is not in engagement with at least one of a second shelf horizontally disposed at a predetermined distance below said top shelf and a bracket member disposed below and closely adjacent said second shelf and between said radially opposed pair of said plurality of vertically disposed post members said at least one support member and said drop leaf are disposed in a vertical position.  
   
   
       7 . The apparatus, according to  claim 2 , wherein said at least one support member is hingedly engageable with said bottom surface of said drop leaf shelf member and with said bracket member disposed below said second shelf.  
   
   
       8 . The apparatus, according to  claim 7 , wherein said at least one support member engages said bracket member by means of a notch.  
   
   
       9 . The apparatus, according to  claim 7 , wherein said at least one support member engages said bracket member by means of a slanted edge of said support member.