Closet storage system, kit of parts, and installation method

Abstract

The specification describes a kit for a closet storage system, a method of installing the kit, and a completed system. The kit includes at least two sets of parts for assembly into poles that may be installed between a floor and a pre-installed closet rod. The kit also includes a pair of fittings, each locatable at a selected position along one of the poles. A fitment is attachable between the fittings. The fitment may provide, or be used to support, an article supporting element. This specification also describes a drawer mountable below a shelf and a shoe rack mountable between poles.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A kit of parts for a closet storage system comprising,
 a) at least two sets of parts for assembling each into a pole that may be installed between a floor and pre-installed closet rod, each set of parts including,
 i) a first section of a telescoping rod having first and second ends; 
 ii) a second section of a telescoping rod having first and second ends; 
 iii) a connector for fixing the first and second sections of the telescopic rod in position relative to each other; and, 
 iv) a fastening attachable to an end of the second section and adapted to attach the pole to the closet rod, 
   b) a pair of fittings, each locatable at a selected position along one of the poles; and,   c) a fitment attachable between the fittings.   
     
     
         2 . The kit of  claim 1 , further comprising components for a variable length foot assembly attached or attachable to an end of the first section. 
     
     
         3 . The kit of  claim 1  having a third fitting attachable at a selected location along one of the poles and a second fitment attachable to the third fitting. 
     
     
         4 . The kit of  claim 1  having brackets attachable to the fitment for supporting a drawer. 
     
     
         5 . The kit of  claim 4  having a stop attachable to the fitment for limiting the movement of the drawer. 
     
     
         6 . The kit of  claim 1 , wherein the fitment comprises one or more telescoping rods. 
     
     
         7 . The kit of  claim 1 , wherein a fitting comprises a first section and a second section wherein the first section may be separated from the second section so as to allow the fitting to be installed on a section of the pole without first sliding to the section from an end of the pole. 
     
     
         8 . The kit of  claim 7 , wherein each of the first and second sections has an arcuate abutment for bearing against the pole. 
     
     
         9 . The kit of  claim 7 , further comprising a fastener between the first and second sections adapted to compress the first and section sections against the pole. 
     
     
         10 . The kit of  claim 7 , wherein the first and second sections, when attached to each other, surround a section of the pole. 
     
     
         11 . The kit of  claim 1 , wherein the fitment comprises first and second rods, the rods being orientable generally perpendicular to the poles and locatable one on each side of the plane including the poles and at different locations relative to the length of the poles. 
     
     
         12 . The kit of  claim 11 , wherein the rods are orientable and locatable so as to support a shoe, for example, a shoe between US sizes 8 and 13. 
     
     
         13 . The kit of  claim 11 , wherein the rods are orientable and locatable such that, with one rod located at the intersection of a heel and sole of a shoe, the other rod rests on the sole of the shoe near the toe of the shoe. 
     
     
         14 . A kit of parts for adding a drawer to a shelf comprising a bracket for attachment to the shelf having a drawer glide. 
     
     
         15 . The kit of  claim 14  having a stop for attachment to the shelf to limit travel of a drawer suspended from the drawer glide. 
     
     
         16 . The kit of  claim 14 , wherein the bracket has slots sized and positioned to allow the bracket to be placed over a shelf comprising a set of rods wherein the drawer glide comprises drawer glide segments between the slots. 
     
     
         17 . The kit of  claim 16  further comprising a closure attachable to the bottom of the bracket to prevent its removal from the rods of the shelf. 
     
     
         18 . A shoe rack comprising first and second fittings, each adapted to be mounted on a pole, and first and second rods spanning between the fittings. 
     
     
         19 . The shoe rack of  claim 18  wherein the rod is located on either side of a plane including the poles. 
     
     
         20 . The shoe rack of  claim 18 , wherein one rod is located above the other.