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A concealable storage rack for mounting to an underside of the shelf includes a mounting bracket, a swing mechanism and a plate member. The storage rack hangidly supports containers having a readily extending flange. The mounting bracket is mounted to the underside of the shelf. The plate member inc

A concealable storage rack for mounting to an underside of the shelf includes a mounting bracket, a swing mechanism and a plate member. The storage rack hangidly supports containers having a readily extending flange. The mounting bracket is mounted to the underside of the shelf. The plate member includes a generally planar top surface having a plurality of apertures formed therein to hangidly support the containers. The plate member is pivotably attached to the mounting bracket by the swing mechanism for movement between a storage position in which the plate member is positioned adjacent to the mounting bracket and a use position in which the plate member is spaced apart from the mounting bracket.

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1. A concealable storage rack mounted to an underside of a shelf, said storage rack hangidly supporting containers, said storage rack comprising: a pair of mounting brackets, each of said pair of mounting brackets having a mounting arm and a support arm defining a generally L-shape, each of said mou

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A concealable storage rack mounted to an underside of a shelf, said storage rack hangidly supporting containers, said storage rack comprising: a pair of mounting brackets, each of said pair of mounting brackets having a mounting arm and a support arm defining a generally L-shape, each of said mounting arms having an upper mounting surface mounted to the underside of the shelf and an opposite lower surface, and each of said support arms extend downwardly with respect to the underside of the shelf;a plate member having a generally planar top surface with a front end and an opposite rear end and a pair of side walls that extend between said front end and said rear end and a plurality of apertures adapted to hangidly support the containers;a pair of front link members and a pair of rear link members, said pair of front link members having a length greater than a length of said pair of rear link members, one of each of said pair of front link members and said pair of rear link members extends rigidly between said support arm of one of said mounting brackets and one of a pair of side walls of said plate member, and an other of each of said pair of front link members and said rear link members extends rigidly between said support arm of an other of said mounting bracket and an other of said pair of side walls of said plate member;said plate member being pivotally attached to said mounting bracket by said pair of front link members and said pair of rear link members for movement between a storage position and a use position, in said storage position said top surface of said plate member contacts said lower surface of each of said mounting arms and in said use position said plate member is spaced apart from said shelf such that a vertical distance between said front end of said plate member and the underside of the shelf is greater than a vertical distance between said rear end of said plate member and the underside of the shelf and in which said front end of said plate member extends farther in a forward direction than said front end of said plate member in said storage position. 2. The concealable storage rack of claim 1, wherein in said storage position said plate member is parallel to the underside of the shelf with said pair of front link members and said pair of rear link members extending parallel with said plate member. 3. The concealable storage rack of claim 1, wherein plate member has a generally rectangular shape, and wherein each of said pair of side walls extend in a direction generally normal from said plate member and in a downwardly direction with respect to the underside of the shelf. 4. The concealable storage rack of claim 3, wherein each of said front link members includes a first proximate end and a first distal end, said first proximate end pivotally mounted to one of said support arms at a first attachment point, said first distal end pivotally mounted to one of said pair of side walls at a first connection point, andwherein each of said rear link members includes a second proximate end and a second distal end, said second proximate end pivotally mounted to one of said support arms at a second attachment point, said second distal end pivotally mounted to one of said pair of side walls at a second connection point. 5. The concealable storage rack of claim 4, wherein a distance between said first attachment point and said second attachment point is greater than a distance between said first connection point and said second connection point. 6. The concealable storage rack of claim 1, wherein the containers includes an outwardly extending flange and wherein a diameter of each of said plurality of apertures is less than a diameter of the flange of the containers so as to hangidly support the containers. 7. The concealable storage rack of claim 6, wherein said plurality of apertures are arranged in a plurality of evenly distributed rows or a plurality of evenly distributed columns. 8. A storage assembly for mounting to an underside of a shelf, said storage assembly comprising: at least one container having a flange and an upper surface having an indicia; anda concealable storage rack having a pair of mounting brackets, a plate member and a pair of front link members and a pair of rear link members,said pair of mounting brackets having a mounting arm and a support arm defining a generally L-shape, each of said mounting arms having an upper mounting surface mounted to the underside of the shelf and an opposite lower surface, and each of said support arms extend downwardly with respect to the underside of the shelf;said plate member having a generally planar top surface with a front end and an opposite rear end and a pair of side walls that extend between said front end and said rear end, said plate member having a plurality of apertures formed therein, said plurality of apertures having a diameter less than a diameter of said flange of said at least one container such that upon insertion of said at least one container within one of said plurality of apertures said flange abuts said top surface to hangidly support said at least one container within said plate member;said pair of front link members having a length greater than a length of said pair of rear link members, one of each of said pair of front link members and said pair of rear link members extends rigidly between said support arm of one of said mounting brackets and one of a pair of side walls of said plate member, and an other of each of said pair of front link members and said rear link members extends rigidly between said support arm of an other of said mounting bracket and an other of said pair of side walls of said plate member;said plate member being pivotally attached to said pair of mounting brackets by said pair of front link members and said pair of rear link members for movement between a storage position and a use position, in said storage position said top surface of said plate member contacts said lower surface of each of said mounting arms and in said use position said plate member is spaced apart from said shelf such that a vertical distance between said front end of said plate member and the underside of the shelf is greater than a vertical distance between said rear end of said plate member and the underside of the shelf and in which said front end of said plate member extends farther in a forward direction than said front end of said plate member in said storage position to display said indicia on said upper surface of said container to a user. 9. The storage assembly of claim 8, wherein in said storage position said plate member is parallel to the underside of the shelf with said pair of front link members and said pair of rear link members extending parallel with said plate member. 10. The storage assembly of claim 8, wherein plate member has a generally rectangular shape, and wherein each of said pair of side walls extend in a direction generally normal from said plate member and in a downwardly direction with respect to the underside of the shelf. 11. The storage assembly of claim 10, wherein each of said front link members includes a first proximate end and a first distal end, said first proximate end pivotally mounted to one of said support arms at a first attachment point, said first distal end pivotally mounted to one of said side walls at a first connection point, andwherein each of said rear link members includes a second proximate end and a second distal end, said second proximate end pivotally mounted to one of said support arms at a second attachment point, said second distal end pivotally mounted to one of said side walls at a second connection point. 12. The storage assembly of claim 11, wherein a distance between said first attachment point and said second attachment point is greater than a distance between said first connection point and said second connection point. 13. The storage assembly of claim 11, wherein said first proximate ends and said second proximate ends are pivotally mounted to either of said sides of said mounting bracket by rivets, and wherein said first distal ends and said second distal ends are pivotally mounted to either of said sides of said plate member by rivets. 14. The storage assembly of said claim 13, wherein said rivets include at least one nylon washer between each of said first proximate ends and said mounting bracket, said first distal ends and said plate member, said second proximate ends and said mounting bracket, and said second distal ends and said plate member. 15. The storage assembly of claim 8, wherein said plurality of apertures are arranged in a plurality of evenly distributed rows or a plurality of evenly distributed columns.