ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,478,177, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to Ninkaplast GmbH (Bad Salzuflen, Germany).
"Pivot and pull-out fitting for a corner cabinet" was invented by Axel Uffmann (Melle, Germany) and Johann Wiens (Bad Oeynhausen, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pivot and pull-out fitting for a shelf (20) in a corner cabinet (10), includes a carrier (24) held rotatably about a vertical axis (26) in the corner cabinet; a pivot bearing for pivotably mounting the shelf on the carrier; and a pull-out guide, on which the shelf can be displaced relative to the carrier, wherein carrier (24) is mounted pivotably on a bracket (28) that is guided in a r...