Adjustable Compartment

Abstract

An apparatus for vertically adjusting a lockable compartment contains vertical supports which house an embedded drive track with a cable and pulley system to propel the adjustable compartment to a plurality of levels within the physical dimensions of the structural frame. The engagement of an external signal with a receiver triggers the electric gearmotor assembly to activate the cable and pulley system.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A vertically-adjustable lockable compartment apparatus comprising:
 a pair of vertical supports;   a lockable compartment configured to move along the pair of vertical supports;   a motor assembly configured to move the lockable compartment vertically and attached to the vertical supports;   an electronic circuit configured to control the motor assembly; and   one or more pulleys and cables attached to the motor assembly and the compartment and configured to move the lockable compartment while propelled by the motor assembly.   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the apparatus is configured to be fixed to a wall. 
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein said lockable compartment is supported by the vertical supports. 
     
     
         4 . The apparatus in  claim 1  wherein the motor assembly is connectedly attached to a base of at least one of the vertical supports. 
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 4  wherein the motor assembly comprises a gearmotor and the electronic circuit. 
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 5  wherein the electronic circuit comprises a wireless connection to remotely facilitate compartment movement. 
     
     
         7 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein the one or more pulleys is contained in at least one of the vertical supports. 
     
     
         8 . The apparatus of  claim 7  wherein the pulleys comprise an idler pulley. 
     
     
         9 . The apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein the lockable compartment is affixed to a track in at least one of the vertical supports, using at least one respective sliding shelf bracket. 
     
     
         10 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein the vertical supports are connected by at least one horizontal bar attached to one or more of a top and base of each vertical support. 
     
     
         11 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein the lockable compartment comprises a spring-loaded latch. 
     
     
         12 . The apparatus according to  claim 1  wherein the vertical supports each contain at least one track with the lockable compartment connected to the tracks through at least one respective sliding bracket. 
     
     
         13 . The apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the cable is propelled by gearmotor under the control of the electronic circuit. 
     
     
         14 . The apparatus according to  claim 13 , wherein the gearmotor assembly is retained in at least one closed portion of a leg assembly. 
     
     
         15 . The apparatus according to  claim 13  wherein a drive shaft is rotated by the gearmotor. 
     
     
         16 . The apparatus according to  claim 15  wherein the cable comprises a first cable end and a second cable end, wherein the first cable end is fixed to the drive shaft and the second cable end is fixed to a sliding bracket via an idler pulley. 
     
     
         17 . The apparatus according to  claim 1  further comprising a first and a second diagonal support bar wherein the first diagonal support bar is affixed to the top of a first vertical support and the bottom of a second vertical support, and the second diagonal support bar is affixed to the top of the second vertical support and the bottom of the first vertical support. 
     
     
         18 . The apparatus according to  claim 6  wherein the electronic circuit is connected electrically to the gearmotor and connected wirelessly to a remote control, wherein the electronic circuit is configured to receive commands from the remote control and to control the gearmotor according to the commands.