IP Library Granted Patent US 11,013,319
Granted Patent B2
US 11,013,319 · App. 16/890,452 · Granted May 25, 2021

Wardrobe with storage unit

Inventors: Sandy Felsenthal (Memphis, TN); Gil Gaska (Germantown, TN)
Assignee: Whitmor, Inc.
A47B61/003A47B96/1441A47F7/19A47F7/24A47G25/06
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Patent No.
US 11,013,319
App. No.
16/890,452
Granted
May 25, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wardrobe that has a frame assembly with at least one storage unit attached thereto; with the frame assembly including a base with a U-shaped front base and a U-shaped rear base; at least one base support member joining the front base and the rear base; a left upper frame that is inverted U-shaped and receives the front and rear bases; a right upper frame that is inverted U-shaped and receives the front and rear bases; a left cross support member; a right cross support member; a top support member that joins the left upper frame and the right upper frame; and a storage unit removably attached to a cross support member and a base support member.

Claims (26)

1. A wardrobe storage apparatus, comprising:

a frame assembly comprising

a base assembly that comprises a U-shaped front base and a U-shaped rear base, wherein the U-shaped front base and the U-shaped rear base each have a flattened middle section and two arms generally perpendicular to the flattened middle section;

at least one base support member joining the front base and the rear base;

an inverted U-shaped left upper frame and an inverted U-shaped

right upper frame;

wherein the inverted left upper frame and the inverted right upper frame each have a flattened midsection and two arms generally perpendicular to the flattened midsection;

wherein a first respective arm of the left upper frame receives a first respective arm of the rear base and a second respective arm of the left upper frame receives a first respective arm of the front base, and a first respective arm of the right upper frame receives a second respective arm of the rear base and a second respective arm of the right upper frame receives a second respective arm of the front base;

a left cross support member that extends between and joins the two arms of the left upper frame;

a right cross support member that extends between and joins the two arms of the right upper frame;

a top support member that extends between and joins the left upper frame and the right upper frame; and

at least one storage unit that spans between and is removably attached to a respective base support member and at least one of the left cross support member and the right cross support member;

wherein the at least one storage unit comprises a panel defining a length and at least one pocket extending away from the panel and defining a cavity therein, wherein a bottom portion of the respective panel of the at least one storage unit wraps around the respective base support member to removably attach the respective panel to the respective base support member and a top portion of the respective panel wraps around the at least one of the left cross support member and the right cross support member to removably attach the respective panel to the at least one of the left cross support member and the right cross support member.

2. The wardrobe storage apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one base support member comprises two base support members that join the arms of the front base to the arms of the rear base.

3. The wardrobe storage apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the left cross support member is parallel with a first respective base support member and the right cross support member is parallel with a second respective base support member.

4. The wardrobe storage apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the arms of the upper frames are longer in length than the arms of the bases.

5. The wardrobe storage apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the bases and the upper frames are tubular.

6. The wardrobe storage apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the at least one base support member, the left cross support member, and the right cross support member are tubular.

7. The wardrobe storage apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the base assembly further comprises a floor.

8. The wardrobe storage apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the base assembly further comprises a floor that is attached to a first support that joins the arms of the front base and a second support that joins the arms of the rear base.

9. The wardrobe storage apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a first upper support connecting the arms of the left upper frame and a second upper support connecting the arms of the right upper frame.

10. The wardrobe storage apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first upper support and the second upper support each comprise peaks and valleys.

11. The wardrobe storage apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the respective panel comprises a first attachment device and a second attachment device and the first attachment device engages the second attachment device to secure panel in place.

12. The wardrobe storage apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the respective panel further engages the arms of the left upper frame or the arms of the right upper frame.

13. The wardrobe storage apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising wheels attached to the base assembly.

14. The wardrobe of storage apparatus claim 1 , wherein the at least one storage unit comprises a first storage unit removably attached to the left cross support member and a first respective base support member, and a second storage unit removably attached to the right cross support member and a second respective base support member.

Assignments (3)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 29, 2025
From: GIBRALTAR BUSINESS CAPITAL, LLC
To: WHITMOR, INC.
Reel/Frame 072234/0716 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 10, 2023
From: WHITMOR, INC.
To: GIBRALTAR BUSINESS CAPITAL, LLC
Reel/Frame 065197/0561 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 2, 2020
From: FELSENTHAL, SANDY; GASKA, GIL
To: WHITMOR, INC.
Reel/Frame 052812/0589 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation In Part 29645693 · Apr 27, 2018
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