Sliding rack storage system

Abstract

A storage solution includes a plurality of rack assemblies that can slide out of a framework and then pivoted at an angle of up to about 90 degrees, permitting access to contents on the surface of the rack assembly. The surface of the rack assembly can have shelving or other mechanisms for securing items, such as small paint containers, paint tubes, or the like. The rack assemblies can, in the storage position, be positioned side-by-side within the framework. Slide and swivel adapters, positioned at the rear upper and lower corners of the rack assembly, can slide along horizontal slide rails to permit the rack assemblies to move into and out of the framework of the storage solution. Once fully extended, the rack assembly can be pivoted such that a plane of the surface of the rack assemblies faces outward, allowing easy and convenient access to items.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A storage system comprising:
 a plurality of upper tracks;   a plurality of lower tracks disposed below respective ones of the plurality of upper tracks;   each of the plurality of upper tracks and the plurality of lower tracks including an upper track recessed portion and a lower track recessed portion formed along a longitudinal axis thereof;   a rack slidable along the longitudinal axis a pair of tracks selected from one of the plurality of upper tracks and one of the plurality of lower tracks;   a fixed pin disposed at a bottom of the rack, extending downward into the lower track recessed portion; and   a resilient pin disposed at a top of the rack, extending upward into the upper track recessed portion.   
     
     
         2 . The storage system of  claim 1 , further comprising a frame supporting the plurality of upper tracks and the plurality of lower tracks. 
     
     
         3 . The storage system of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of upper tracks and the plurality of lower tracks are movable along the frame and selectively fixable to the frame to adjust a spacing between adjacent ones of the plurality of upper tracks and the plurality of lower tracks. 
     
     
         4 . The storage system of  claim 1 , further comprising one or more shelves disposed along the rack. 
     
     
         5 . The storage system of  claim 4 , wherein the rack includes a backer board having a plurality of openings disposed at locations from a bottom end to a top end thereof, the plurality of openings permitting a vertical adjustment for positioning each of the one or more shelves. 
     
     
         6 . The storage system of  claim 5 , wherein:
 the one or more shelves include side members having two or more openings formed along a horizontal axis of each of the side members; and   the one or more shelves include a front rail extendable through selected ones of the two or more openings, wherein a selection of one of the two or more openings define a depth of the shelf.   
     
     
         7 . The storage system of  claim 6 , wherein the front rail is movable between a vertical orientation and a horizontal orientation while being secured in selected ones of the two or more openings of the side members. 
     
     
         8 . The storage system of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 an upper rail defining a top edge of the rack, the upper rail having an upper rail opening through which the resilient pin extends; and   a lower rail defining a bottom edge of the rack, the lower rail having a lower rail opening through which the fixed pin extends.   
     
     
         9 . The storage system of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the resilient pin is disposed at a back end of the top of the rack;   the fixed in is disposed at a bock end of the bottom of the rack; and   when the rack is pulled fully forward along the pair of tracks, the rack is pivotably on a pivot axis defined by the resilient pin and the fixed pin.   
     
     
         10 . The storage system of  claim 9 , further comprising raised edges extending from sides of each of the plurality of upper tracks and the plurality of lower tracks, the raised edges positioned at a front end at each side of each of the plurality of upper and lower tracks, the raised edge permitting a rack to slide outward on the pair of tracks, pivot on the pivot axis, and be prevented from sliding backwards along the pair of tracks when the rack is pulled fully forward and pivoted. 
     
     
         11 . The storage system of  claim 9 , further comprising:
 a raised protrusion disposed adjacent a forward end of each of the upper and lower track recessed portions, wherein:   the fixed protrusion includes a lower V-shaped recess in a lower surface thereof, the lower V-shaped recess opening in a direction facing a front end of the rack;   the resilient protrusion includes an upper V-shaped recess in an upper surface thereof, the upper V-shaped recess opening in a direction facing the front end of the rack; and   when the rack is pulled fully forward, the raised protrusions are received in each of the upper and lower V-shaped recesses.   
     
     
         12 . A storage system comprising:
 a frame having one or more lower members and one or more upper members, each of the one or more lower members and the one or more upper members extending along a frame axis;   a plurality of upper tracks attached to the one or more upper members and positioned at selected locations along the frame axis;   a plurality of lower tracks disposed below respective ones of the plurality of upper tracks, the plurality of lower tracks attached to the one or more lower members and positioned at the selected locations along the frame axis;   each of the plurality of upper tracks and the plurality of lower tracks including an upper track recessed portion and a lower track recessed portion respectively formed along a longitudinal axis thereof;   a rack slidable along the longitudinal axis a pair of tracks selected from one of the plurality of upper tracks and one of the plurality of lower tracks, the rack including a backer board and a plurality of shelves disposed on at least one side of the backer board;   a fixed pin disposed at a bottom inside edge on a bottom of the rack, extending downward into the lower track recessed portion; and   a resilient pin disposed at a top inside edge on a top of the rack, extending upward into the upper track recessed portion.   
     
     
         13 . The storage system of  claim 12 , wherein:
 the one or more shelves include side members having two or more openings formed along a horizontal axis of each of the side members; and   the one or more shelves include a front rail extendable through selected ones of the two or more openings, wherein a selection of one of the two or more openings define a depth of the shelf.   
     
     
         14 . The storage system of  claim 13 , wherein the front rail is movable between a vertical orientation and a horizontal orientation while being secured in selected ones of the two or more openings of the side members. 
     
     
         15 . The storage system of  claim 12 , further comprising:
 an upper rail defining a top edge of the rack, the upper rail having an upper rail opening through which the resilient pin extends; and   a lower rail defining a bottom edge of the rack, the lower rail having a lower rail opening through which the fixed pin extends.   
     
     
         16 . The storage system of  claim 15 , wherein the upper rail and the lower rail are formed in an identical structure, each including a forward upper rail opening and a rearward upper rail opening. 
     
     
         17 . The storage system of  claim 12 , further comprising:
 a raised protrusion disposed adjacent a forward end of each of the upper and lower track recessed portions, wherein:   the fixed protrusion includes a lower V-shaped recess in a lower surface thereof, the lower V-shaped recess opening in a direction facing a front end of the rack;   the resilient protrusion includes an upper V-shaped recess in an upper surface thereof, the upper V-shaped recess opening in a direction facing the front end of the rack; and   when the rack is pulled fully forward, the raised protrusions are received in each of the upper and lower V-shaped recesses.   
     
     
         18 . A storage system comprising:
 a plurality of upper tracks;   a plurality of lower tracks disposed below respective ones of the plurality of upper tracks;   each of the plurality of upper tracks and the plurality of lower tracks including an upper track recessed portion and a lower track recessed portion formed along a longitudinal axis thereof;   a rack slidable along the longitudinal axis a pair of tracks selected from one of the plurality of upper tracks and one of the plurality of lower tracks, the rack including a backer board and a plurality of shelves disposed on at least one side of the backer board;   a fixed pin disposed at a bottom inside edge on a bottom of the rack, extending downward into the lower track recessed portion; and   a resilient pin disposed at a top inside edge on a top of the rack, extending upward into the upper track recessed portion;   a raised protrusion disposed adjacent a forward end of each of the upper and lower track recessed portions, wherein:   the fixed protrusion includes a lower V-shaped recess in a lower surface thereof, the lower V-shaped recess opening in a direction facing a front end of the rack;   the resilient protrusion includes an upper V-shaped recess in an upper surface thereof, the upper V-shaped recess opening in a direction facing the front end of the rack; and   when the rack is pulled fully forward, the raised protrusions are received in each of the upper and lower V-shaped recesses.   
     
     
         19 . The storage system of  claim 18 , wherein:
 the one or more shelves include side members having two or more openings formed along a horizontal axis of each of the side members; and   the one or more shelves include a front rail extendable through selected ones of the two or more openings, wherein a selection of one of the two or more openings define a depth of the shelf.   
     
     
         20 . The storage system of  claim 18 , further comprising:
 an upper rail defining a top edge of the rack, the upper rail having an upper rail opening through which the resilient pin extends; and   a lower rail defining a bottom edge of the rack, the lower rail having a lower rail opening through which the fixed pin extends.