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Anthony Antonelli
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Inventor and designer Anthony Antonelli describes his new, patented invention - the over and under closet rod and shelf support system.
Photo By Anthony Charles Antonelli
Last year, I was granted a patent for what I describe as ‘over and under’ closet rod and shelf supports. As a designer and consumer, I believe this unique “two-piece product idea” can offer new product line possibilities to the world’s closet design, parts manufacturing, and sales markets.
The product idea came about several years ago while I was designing four modular cabinet prototype closet arrangements to suit both reach-in and walk-in closet spaces at my home. Living in a condominium, overall bedroom spaces were tight with not much room for furniture. My ‘reach-in closet’ concept to begin was having adjustable shelving to one side, a middle section having both ‘over and under’ closet rods to double storage capacity for shirts and pants, and then leave some free space away from the opposite side wall where only the upper closet rod and continuous top shelf would finish, thereby creating room to hang three-quarter length clothing.