Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
211153000 | Shelves | 78 |
20080203042 | Shelving system - A shelving system includes first and second side frames, each of said side frames having at least one upwardly extending prong; a shelf frame having at least two connector sections, wherein each of said connector sections is in communication with one of said side frames; and wherein each connector section defines a vertical hole therein to receive one of said upwardly extending prongs. | 08-28-2008 |
20080283482 | DISPLAY RACK - A display rack for displaying a plurality of inanimate objects that may take different shapes and sizes includes a plurality of interconnected support components each of which has a system for displaying such objects. The support components are releasably interconnected to increase or decrease the size of the display rack by adding or subtracting support components. In this manner, the display rack is adjustable to accommodate a collection of objects for display of any desired size. | 11-20-2008 |
20080296245 | Storage System With Accessory Mounting Rail - A storage system is provided including fixed and mobile frames disposed in modules forming the storage system. Each module also includes one or more mounting rails formed with engagement structures that can be utilized to attach storage bins and slat wall pegs, among other structures, to the rails in order to hold various items within the bins and rails in various configurations on the rails. The rails and other supporting structures such as shelves and work surfaces can also be secured to the frames, optionally in inclined configurations with respect to the frames. The frame structures and storage modules are readily conformable to accommodate different environments and uses for the storage system. | 12-04-2008 |
20080302746 | Storage shelving system - A storage shelving system includes a first, second, and third module, wherein each of the modules includes a predefined type and number of components, and wherein each of the modules are adapted to be combined with each other for the assembly of a storage rack. The first module includes a plurality of posts, the second module includes a plurality of traverses, and the third module including a plurality of shelves. The plurality of posts of the first module are adapted for the assembly of a first bay of the storage rack, the plurality of traverses are adapted for the junction of the plurality of posts of the first module, and the plurality of shelves of the third module are adapted for the assembly of compartments of the storage rack. | 12-11-2008 |
20080308516 | Storage Rack with Multiple Tiers - A storage rack with multiple tiers includes at least two rack portions and at least a connecting member. The two rack portions include an upper rack portion and a lower rack portion. The rack portions respectively include at least three support beams and at least a rack tier fixed thereon. Two female screw threads are respectively formed on a bottom of the support beams of the upper rack portion and on a top of the support beams of the lower rack portion. The at least a connecting member is connecting the upper rack portion and the lower rack portion. The connecting member includes a handheld portion and two screw portions. The screwing portions are respectively disposed on two sides of the handheld portion and each having a male screw thread thereon. The male screw threads are configured for threadly engaging the female screw threads of the support beams. | 12-18-2008 |
20090078663 | SHELF - A shelf, having a primary surface ( | 03-26-2009 |
20090078664 | DISPLAY RACK - A display rack system includes a main frame with a selectable number of swingable display frames releasably attached thereto. Each display frame includes vertical mounting arms with a plurality of slots therealong. Item support assemblies releasably engage these mounting arms, on each side thereof, so as to releasably attach item support assemblies, e.g., shelves, hooks and clamps, thereto. Wire supports are further releasably attached to the arms to restrain item movement during swinging movement of the display frames. The main frame can either be basally supported or attached to a vertical surface. | 03-26-2009 |
20090095696 | Shelf storage system with an input station - A shelf storage system having an interim storage shelf which is disposed in a group of primary storage shelves for preliminarily receiving products and a shelf control appliance for receiving products from the interim storage shelf. Products are always stored via the interim storage shelf, with the aid of a transport device. Because of the use of the interim storage shelf, the product can be parked until the shelf control appliance has handled output processing or retrieval of products. Moreover, a second shelf control unit is not required in order to distribute the products in this shelf for the purpose of storage. | 04-16-2009 |
20090107940 | STOCK WING MERCHANDISE DISPLAY - A merchandising display system having a molded shelf unit containing a plurality of shelves and/or a pegboard for holding goods, and one or more graphic panels for displaying advertising or other information is disclosed. The shelf unit includes first and second side walls having undulating front edges. The graphic panels conform to match the undulating edges. | 04-30-2009 |
20090107941 | Board For Display Rack - A board for a display rack includes a top surface and a bottom surface, and at least one elongate groove is defined in the top surface and the bottom surface, respectively. The elongate groove is defined by ribs with trapezoid-shaped cross section so as to reinforce the structural strength of the board. A plurality of holes are defined in corners of the board so as to be connected with connection members which assemble the boards to be the display rack. | 04-30-2009 |
20090134103 | IMPACT RESISTANT, EASY ATTACHMENT SHELF-EDGE RAILS FOR SHELF EDGE MOUNTED ELECTRONIC DISPLAYS - A shelf-edge rail device and method are provided that can be easily attached to existing shelves over the built-in C-channels or can be built into the shelves at manufacturing time. In addition to providing the capability for mounting a variety of display devices within the shelf-edge rail device, the shelf-edge rail device is impact resistant and adjustable to configure the angle of display by the display devices. Thus, the shelf-edge rail devices can be angled differently for shelves of different heights to maximize view-ability by a shopper. | 05-28-2009 |
20090145869 | Gravity Feed Shelving Apparatus and Methods - A gravity feed shelving system is provided in which specially configured tiers contain necked-down channels for the receiving, storing and dispensing of series of flexible packages such as flex bags. Each channel is configured with relatively wide receiving and dispensing portions at the rear and front of the tier, respectively, and a narrowed intermediate portion that partially compresses the flex bags and restrains them against their removal from the channel until the flex bag passes from the intermediate portion into the dispensing portion. The tier has an operatively sloped orientation so that, once placed within the receiving portion of the channel, each flex bag is urged along the channel and into the intermediate portion by the force of its own weight. | 06-11-2009 |
20090159544 | MEDICINE BOTTLE WITH GRIP - A bottle for a medicine is disclosed. The bottle may have a base portions a threaded neck portion, a child resistant cap and a grip portion. The bottle may be part of a kit having other bottles without a grip section. The bottle may be part of a retail display system. | 06-25-2009 |
20090159545 | Storage Rack Decking Derived from a Single Sheet of Sheet Metal - Decking for a storage rack system is presented in which the decking is formed from a single sheet of sheet metal. The single sheet of sheet metal is cut and folded to form a plurality of parallel deck members having an upper deck surface, a lower deck surface, and sidewalls. The single sheet of sheet metal further folded to form two cross rails perpendicular to the deck members at either end of the deck members. Each cross rail comprises a lower rail surface and a side rail surface. Each lower rail surface overlaps at least a portion of the lower deck surface of the deck members. The lower rail surfaces are secured to the lower deck surface at the overlap of the lower rail surface and the lower deck surface. | 06-25-2009 |
20090159546 | SHELF AND MERCHANDISE DISPLAY SYSTEM - A merchandise display system is presented. The display system includes a support frame, a plurality of shelves disposed on the support frame, and a plurality of dividers coupled to each shelf. Each shelf includes a base having a plurality of arcuate surfaces extending continuously as tangent radii from a front end to a rear end of the base. In one embodiment, the arcuate surfaces and the dividers cooperate to define a plurality of lanes. Each lane is dimensioned to accommodate a front to back column of merchandise items. When a merchandise item is placed at the rear end of one of the lanes, the merchandise item traverse the lane by gravity to the forward end of the lane such that the merchandise item is presented to a prospective consumer in a substantially upright and forward facing position. | 06-25-2009 |
20090188882 | MERCHANDISER RACK - A merchandiser rack comprising a rear storage module having a storage area including at least one shelf and at least two display modules. The display modules have shelves, with at least a portion of the rear of the display modules having shelves being open to allow stocking of the shelves from the rear. The display modules are pivotally connected to the rear storage module to allow the display modules to be rotated relative to the rear storage module between an open position and a closed position. The open position allows access to the rear of the display modules. The merchandiser rack, when in the closed position, has an outside periphery, and the display modules are not accessible through the rear of the display modules from the outside periphery along any horizontal line. | 07-30-2009 |
20090211997 | SHELVING SYSTEM WITH REMOVABLE SHELVES - A shelving system including a pair of upright members, a plurality of cross-members extending between the upright members, and a plurality of shelves. Each shelf includes a plurality of first wire members defining a support surface, as well as at least two second wire members defining a support channel. Portions of the second wire members are upturned and define first and second engagement members. During assembly, each shelf is lowered onto a cross-member until the support channel engages the cross-member, whereupon the engagement members receive a respective upright member and thereby prevent rotation of the shelf about the cross-member. | 08-27-2009 |
20090242501 | SHELVING UNIT - A shelf is connected to risers that are interference fit together to achieve a clamping effect between the shelves and the risers. Each shelf may comprise a plastic shelf portion and at least one reinforcement portion secured to the plastic shelf portion to reinforce the plastic shelf portion along its length. In one embodiment a plurality of metal bars are used as the reinforcement portion having a tapered end. The reinforcement portions may be inserted into channels formed in the plastic shelve portions and secured to the shelf portions using an interference fit. | 10-01-2009 |
20090266781 | Shelf Arrangement - A shelf arrangement for storing and exhibiting products of at least a first product type and a second product type in a showroom including a first shelf of a first shelf type having at least two shelf bases and a second shelf of a second shelf type having at least two shelf bases. The first shelf base provides a first surface for exhibiting products and the second shelf base has a console attachment that provides a second surface for exhibiting products. | 10-29-2009 |
20090272706 | Stackable or nestable shelf with reinforced platform - A particularly styled shelf of a simplified design has a unique structure and appearance from a minimum of components. The shelf may be both stackable, one shelf upon the other, for the storage of goods, and can be easily nested into a compact state, when shelves are desired to be stored or shipped. Each of the shelves has a platform with spaced apart planks upon transverse ribs, and the platform provides a smooth transition for ready storage of goods. Each shelf has two closed loop wire legs, at each end, and the legs elevate the shelf when upon another shelf or a surface. The downward end of each leg has a foot portion of less width than the handle. The foot portions may be inserted through the handle to furnish interconnection of stacked shelves, even when subject to a lifting force. | 11-05-2009 |
20090272707 | POCKET DOOR SYSTEM - There is disclosed a pocket door system. The pocket door system comprises a pocket door sized and shaped to fit into a pocket opening in a wall. Associated with the pocket door is a storage means which is sized and shaped to fit into the pocket opening in the pocket door. The pocket door system also comprises a means for sliding the pocket door and the associated storage means into and out of the pocket opening. A kit for installing a pocket door system is also disclosed. | 11-05-2009 |
20090283487 | Shelf system for elongated articles - Disclosed are shelf systems, in particular shelf systems which are used to support, display and/or organize articles having a length substantially greater than their width or diameter. Such elongated articles include, but are not limited to, the following: construction materials, such as pipes, moldings, lumber, extrusions and the like; garden tools, such as rakes, hoes, shovels, picks and the like; and home cleaning tools, such as brooms, mops and the like. | 11-19-2009 |
20090294392 | QUICK SECURE SHELVING - A shelving system includes a product, a base, a tray insert, a template, and a placement clip. The base has a top surface forming a receptacle and includes a hanger assembly for releasably securing the base to a shelving unit positioned in a retail environment. The tray insert is releasably secured into the receptacle formed in the top surface of the base. The tray insert has a plurality of slots spaced along a length of the tray insert. The template is received over the tray insert to cover the tray insert. The template has a plurality of openings through the tray insert to selectively expose a desired subset of slots. The placement clip is releasably secured through one of the openings in the template into a pair of the desired subset of slots. The placement clip acts to releasably secure the template to the tray insert and is adapted to maintain the product. | 12-03-2009 |
20100059467 | FLEXIBLE SHELVING SYSTEM - Assembly of a structurally sound modular shelving system includes forming an H-shaped base structure, or otherwise-shaped base structure, by releasably hooking a tie beam into a first base piece and a second base piece. A first column member is slid into the first base piece by sliding an insert tab at an end of an elongate body of the first column into a vertical passage through the first base piece. A second column member is similarly slid into a second base piece. A header member is releasably hooked into the first and second columns, the header member extending substantially horizontally between the first and second columns and substantially perpendicularly to the first and second base pieces. | 03-11-2010 |
20100059468 | PLATE TENSIONING SHELF - A removable plate tensioning shelf for accommodating articles includes two lateral racks ( | 03-11-2010 |
20100078401 | RETAIL STORE SHELVING STRUCTURE - A retail store shelving structure adapted to be positioned between a first aisle and a second aisle comprises vertical support elements. At least one horizontal shelf is supported on the vertical support elements. A first retail product display volume is located between the vertical support elements for displaying a first retail product. The first retail product display volume is accessible from the first aisle and the second aisle. A second retail product display volume is located between the vertical support elements for displaying a second retail product. The second retail product display volume is accessible from only one of the first aisle and the second aisle. | 04-01-2010 |
20100089852 | COMBINATION STORAGE RACK - A combination storage rack includes multiple upright supports each having two parallel bamboo slats and multiple spacer blocks fixedly connected between the bamboo slats at different elevations, conical locating members each formed of two symmetrical halves and respectively fastened to the upright supports and supported on the spacer blocks, and rack panels horizontally fastened to the upright supports at different elevations, each rack panel having multiple tapered through holes for the passing of the upright supports and for engagement with the conical locating blocks at the upright supports. | 04-15-2010 |
20100155353 | Wall mounted shelving - A wall mounted shelving unit comprises a pair of shelf supporting wall mounting brackets, each including an upright rear segment and an upright front segment with horizontal crosspieces extending between and connected to the rear and front segments of each bracket. Each crosspiece includes a pair of spaced apart upwardly extending loops or a pair of spaced apart downward extending troughs, and a rear segment of each bracket includes loops for attachment to a wall. Wire shelves rest on the crosspieces, and the upwardly extending loops engage wires on the shelves to prevent relative movement between the shelves and the brackets. Alternatively, the shelf includes downwardly extending shelf trusses that rest in the troughs of the crosspieces. | 06-24-2010 |
20100181272 | SECTIONAL SHELF - The present invention provides a sectional shelf including vertical support members and the metal wire shelf units transversely assembled between the support members. The shelf unit is made up of the metal wire frames and the flexible shelf board. Threaded rods are protruding at two positions in the spacing of two opposite sides of the shelf units, and on the support member, through holes are set, which have studs made up of convex pipe, a screw hole and a diameter-expanding end cap. The convex pipe crosses the through hole, the end cap connects to the outer side of the support member, and the screw hole is for the protruding threaded rods of the shelf unit inserting into the stud. | 07-22-2010 |
20100288716 | DOUBLE SIDED BIN HOLDER ASSEMBLY - A double sided bin holder assembly comprises four upstanding posts and at least one horizontal H-shaped frame including two spaced apart parallel side bars and at least one middle bar connected between the side bars. A collar is positioned at each end of the side bars for adjustable connection to the upstanding posts. At least one upwardly extending flange on the middle bar functions to receive and support a plurality of bins with undercut portions thereon that fit over the upwardly extending flange on the middle bar on the H-shaped frame. | 11-18-2010 |
20100326939 | Display Apparatus and Method - Some embodiments of a product display apparatus may include a plurality of product shelves and a product display sign coupled to a support arm in an elevated position above the product shelves so as to define a viewing gap at a selected height. The viewing gap can provide consumers with see-through visibility toward an adjacent aisle. The product display sign may be releasably secured in an elevated support arm that also receives one or more display containers in a position forward of the display sign and above the product shelves. | 12-30-2010 |
20100326940 | SHELVING SYSTEM - The present invention provides in one aspect a shelving system which comprises a plurality of uprights and a plurality of shelves, wherein at least one anchoring device is provided that extends rearwardly from an upright of the anchoring system to anchor under a skirting board. The uprights suitably also have base ends that, from rear to front of the shelving system, slope downwardly whereby the floor-standing shelving system leans rearwardly to lean in toward a wall. This system is ideally suited for ease of assembly and installation by, for example, tenants who have no tools for furniture assembly and drilling of walls and often have no permission to drill walls of their rented house or apartment. | 12-30-2010 |
20110011817 | RACK APPARATUS - A rack apparatus has a movable member for holding a first article, and a second movable member for holding a second article, the first and second movable members being arranged vertically, a base member for holding the first movable member and the second movable member so as to be movable forward and backward horizontally, and a linking member for linking the first movable member and the second movable member so as to enable the second movable member to move backward when the first movable member moving forward. | 01-20-2011 |
20110017691 | ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SHELVING COMBINATION - The environmental protection shelving combination of the present invention includes sleeves and panels made of corner protection paper for support and plastic connector sets used for coupling the sleeves. Therefore, in accordance with different requirements, the assembly thereof can be altered as desired. Furthermore, since the corner protection paper is formed by pressing Kraft paper and the sand tube paper into a supporting structure, it can provide bearing and pressure capability, so that can replace the conventional wood, plastic or metal framework. Accordingly, not only the costs of material, conveying and assembly can be reduced, the pollution to the environment also can be minimized. | 01-27-2011 |
20110042336 | COMBINATION SHELF STRUCTURE - A combination shelf structure has a design of combining storage partition layers and support rods of a combination shelf. The support rods are installed at a right angle with the storage partition layers, and two support rods are installed into two upper and lower insert slots with an interval apart from one another. Upper and lower embedding plates are formed on both sides of each corner position of a frame of the storage partition layer respectively by a hollow stamping process, such that the embedding plate and the frame are situated on the same plane, and the storage partition layer can be combined securely and easily by using the embedding plate of the frame and the insert slot of the support rod. In addition, the storage partitions and the insert slots of the support rod can be rearranged with appropriate installation elements to achieve a different shape of the shelf. | 02-24-2011 |
20110056899 | RACK ASSEMBLY - An assembly shelf ( | 03-10-2011 |
20110174753 | STACKABLE TRANSPORT SYSTEM - The present disclosure therefore provides a stackable transport frame for transporting items. The transport frame includes a plurality of stackable tiers, wherein each of the tiers has a pair of support tracks disposed in spaced parallel relation with each other and are fixedly coupled by a plurality of track supports disposed substantially transversely to the longitudinal length of the support tracks. A plurality of coupling platforms are fixedly attached proximate an end of each support track of each of the stackable tiers, such that each of the coupling platforms is disposed at a corner of each of the stackable tiers. Each of the coupling platforms also has a pair of opposed couplings extending perpendicularly upwardly and downwardly relative to the plane of the stackable tier to which the coupling platform is attached. Each of the couplings is adapted to securely receive one of the plurality of detachable vertical support members so as to detachably lock one of the plurality of vertical support members to the coupling platform in a perpendicular relation to the plane of the stackable tier, wherein one of the plurality of stackable tiers is stacked upon another of the plurality of stackable tiers to form a lower tier and an upper tier. The lower tier has one end of one of the plurality of vertical support members locked to each of the upwardly extending couplings of the coupling platforms of the lower pier, and the upper tier has an opposite end of each one of the plurality of vertical support members locked to each of the downwardly extending couplings of the coupling platforms of the upper tier at each respective corner of the stackable tiers. | 07-21-2011 |
20110220602 | SHELF TO TWIN-POST SUPPORT ASSEMBLING STRUCTURE FOR SECTIONAL RACK - In a shelf to twin-post support assembling structure for sectional rack, the sectional rack includes at least two side support frames and at least two shelves, the shelves are provided at four corners with fastening connectors for engaging with front and rear twin-post supports of the side support frames, and the shelf to twin-post support assembling structure includes transverse metal bars connected to lower front and lower rear end of every shelf as well as a movable bracket rotatably connected to each of two lateral ends of the transverse metal bars. The movable brackets have upper ends connected to the transverse metal bars of the shelves and lower ends to the twin-post supports of the side support frames to provide a sideward support effect between the shelves and the side support frames, so that the sectional rack has increased structural strength without wobbling under a sideward external force applied thereto. | 09-15-2011 |
20110253659 | Pultruded Scalable Shelving System - A shelving system includes a plurality of pultruded vertical posts and horizontal traverses. The horizontal traverses are coupled to the vertical posts by means of a bifurcated collar that are placed on each vertical post. Each horizontal traverse includes an end piece which is configured to couple to both halves of the bifurcated collar. Each half of the bifurcated collar comprises a wedge shaped design such that when a load is placed on the traverse, forces are applied to the bifurcated collar that squeezes each half of the collar together more tightly around the vertical post. The traverses may be coupled to one or both sides of the vertical post to allow the shelving system to be extended as far as the user desires in any lateral direction. The shelving system may also be extended in a perpendicular or other angular direction by means of a wedge shaped corner connector. | 10-20-2011 |
20110290750 | Storage rack - A rack has a frame and a plurality of shelves. Each shelf has an enclosing frame member that has two first sides connected by two second sides, a connecting bar that connects the first sides at about the center of the first sides, a plurality of slots provided on the inner surfaces of the second sides, and a plurality of slats, each slat having opposing ends that are fitted into opposing slots at the second sides, and with each slat being connected to the connecting bar. At least one connector is provided for removably connecting each shelf to a portion of the frame. | 12-01-2011 |
20120000873 | VARIABLE CONFIGURATION SHELVING APPARATUS AND METHODS - A variable configuration shelving apparatus including shelf-supporting reversible beams. In one position, beam top edges are flush with a shelf thereon. In another position, the beams form upstanding lips about a shelf. Beam structure is included. | 01-05-2012 |
20120031867 | VERTICAL LIFT SYSTEM - A vertical lift system provides an ergonomic system for raising and lowering a lift carriage which contains non-slidable and/or slidable shelves. By having interchangeable modular raceways providing electrical, liquid, vacuum, gas and/or data delivery systems, equipment and appliances can be easily connected to these delivery systems without interfering with the up/down movement of the vertical lift carriage. The vertical lift system also includes a height adjustable work surface which can be raised/lowered based on an individual's personal preference. Some of the shelves can be manually extended or electronically controlled. The vertical lift system also allows the monitoring, processing and collecting of data from multiple pieces of equipment. The vertical lift system can connect to local and global networks and systems, such as the Internet or other communication systems or networks, other shared equipment, and can monitor alarm and environment data. | 02-09-2012 |
20120097630 | Modular Shelf System - A modular shelf system comprising: at least one shelf board defined between a first side end, a second side end, a front end, and a rear end, and having an upwardly facing surface and a downwardly facing surface, and having a space to display products on the upwardly facing surface; and at least one middle side wall which is configured to divide the space to display products between the first and second side end of the shelf board, wherein the middle side wall has at least one slit which is configured to accept the shelf board, and wherein the middle wall is configured to move laterally while accepting the shelf board through the slit. | 04-26-2012 |
20120152876 | MODULAR DISPLAY UNIT - A modular display unit that may be assembled without tools and without attachment hardware includes two or more shelves having spaced-apart elongate apertures, and two or more pairs of upright members. Each of the pairs of upright members extend through two or more of the elongate apertures. The upright members may include notches or other features that are configured to engage the associated shelf. One or more wedges extend through the elongate apertures between each of the pairs of upright members, and urge the upright members against the shelf. Optionally, one or more dowels slidably engage apertures in the shelves to provide a back support for display items. The shelves may optionally include a longitudinal groove along an upper surface to support display items such as compact and/or digital video disk cases. | 06-21-2012 |
20120199541 | SHELVING UNIT - A knock-down shelving unit is composed of four identical short panels, each having a slot extending perpendicularly from the middle of one edge to an inner end half way across the panel, and at least four longer panels, each having three similar slots. The parts of the panels extending from the inner ends of the slots to the opposite edges serve as connecting elements. The panels are interlocked by engaging the slots and connecting elements to form a lattice. In the lattice, where an end of a panel meets the end of another panel, a tongue formed on the end of each panel fits a recess formed in the end of the other panel. In an eight panel shelving unit, only two kinds of panels are required. In a shelving unit composed of ten or more panels, only three kinds of panels are required. | 08-09-2012 |
20120228253 | INJECTION-MOLDING PROCESS AND ARTICLE MANUFACTURED THEREBY - A method for producing an article by injection molding, the method comprising molding a first type component of the article in a first mold plate of a first double-sided mold; substantially parallel to molding the first type component, molding a second type component of the article in a first mold plate of a second double-sided mold; substantially parallel to molding the first and the second type components, molding a welding seam bonding together a first type component positioned in a second mold plate of the first double-sided mold, and a second type component positioned in a second mold plate of the second double-sided mold. | 09-13-2012 |
20120234784 | Assembly shelf - An assembly shelf includes a post that includes two main post sections and a connection section that connects the main post sections, a plurality of through-holes being formed in the connection section along a longitudinal direction, a pair of connection members, each of the pair of connection members including a first engagement section that engages the post, and a second engagement section that engages a shelf board member, and a shelf board member that includes a third engagement section that is formed approximately at each corner and engages the second engagement section, the pair of connection members and the shelf board member being positioned within the range that corresponds to half of the post in the lateral direction. | 09-20-2012 |
20120234785 | RACK ASSEMBLY - An assembly shelf includes a post that includes two main post sections and a connection section that connects the main post sections, a plurality of through-holes being formed in the connection section along a longitudinal direction, a pair of connection members, each of the pair of connection members including a first engagement section that engages the post, and a second engagement section that engages a shelf board member, and a shelf board member that includes a third engagement section that is formed approximately at each corner and engages the second engagement section, the pair of connection members and the shelf board member being positioned within the range that corresponds to half of the post in the lateral direction. | 09-20-2012 |
20120234786 | RACK ASSEMBLY - An assembly shelf includes a post that includes two main post sections and a connection section that connects the main post sections, a plurality of through-holes being formed in the connection section along a longitudinal direction, a pair of connection members, each of the pair of connection members including a first engagement section that engages the post, and a second engagement section that engages a shelf board member, and a shelf board member that includes a third engagement section that is formed approximately at each corner and engages the second engagement section, the pair of connection members and the shelf board member being positioned within the range that corresponds to half of the post in the lateral direction. | 09-20-2012 |
20120305510 | Modular rack system - A modular rack and kit of parts for constructing a modular rack may be dimensioned to vary width and depth for different applications in different rooms. Retention accessories, including article hooks, extension cross members and shelves, each have attachment portions with mating cross-sectional profiles corresponding to the rack members engage the rack members circumferentially. The retention accessories are selectively reconfigurable for evolving storage needs. | 12-06-2012 |
20130008865 | DISPLAY FIXTURE - A display fixture is disclosed. In one embodiment, a display fixture comprises a plurality of shelves and a plurality of posts supporting the plurality of shelves. Each shelf may comprise a panel, a plurality of apertures formed in the panel and a plurality of walls extending upwardly from the panel and forming a perimeter of the panel. Each post may comprise a shoulder, a columnar member extending from the shoulder, a seat disposed opposite the shoulder and comprising a cavity configured to receive a columnar member from another post, an elongate body disposed between and joining the shoulder and the seat, and a skirt extending from the body and surrounding the seat. The skirt and the seat may define a tapered recess, which may expand to receive a portion of the panel walls. | 01-10-2013 |
20130020272 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL STORAGE SYSTEM - A track shelving system comprising a frame having vertical posts and horizontal beams extending between the posts, a support assembly comprising brackets connected to the beams and tracks, with each of the tracks being connected to at least two of the brackets, and a shelving assembly comprising a pair of vertical walls, a top wall, and horizontal shelves removably attached to the vertical walls. Each of the horizontal shelves is able to be positioned in a plurality of vertical positions to the vertical walls. The top wall is connected to top edges of the vertical walls. The shelving assembly includes a pair of rods connected to the top wall by straps. The pair of rods are configured to be moved along the tracks to allow the shelving assembly to be moved to a selected horizontal position. | 01-24-2013 |
20130032560 | SHELVING SYSTEM AND COMPONENTS - A shelving system including brackets and shelves suspended by flexible or rigid straps from various types of shelving. The shelving system includes two frames that may include wire for forming ends of the shelving system. Each frame includes a shelf supporting element including first and second shelf rod receiving elements. A shelf is provided that includes first and second spaced rods. The rod receiving elements are configured to receive and support the rods. In another embodiment, a shelving system includes at least two brackets that are configured to engage a fixed shelf, and at least one rigid strap depending from each bracket. Two frames are each associated with and releaseably attached to one of the rigid straps and include a shelf supporting element including a shelf retaining portion. A shelf is supported by the shelf supporting element and is retained in place with the shelf retaining portion. | 02-07-2013 |
20130037505 | Spill Containing Refrigerator Shelf Assemby - The specification discloses a method for containing spills on shelving and the like, and the resulting support members made in accordance with the method, by providing the generally flat top surface of a support with a hydrophobic surface which is arranged in a spill containment pattern and which is generally in the plane of the top surface of the support. The majority of the top surface of the support consists of one or more spill containment areas which are of a non-hydrophobic nature and which are bounded by the hydrophobic surfaces, such that spills on the shelving collect in the non-hydrophobic spill containment area or areas and are prevented from spreading by the hydrophobic surfaces. | 02-14-2013 |
20130048588 | SHELVING SYSTEM - A shelving system having tubular frame members and plastic shelves, the shelves having frame receiving regions for receiving ends of the frame members. The shelves and frame members are connectable by insertion of the frame members into the frame receiving regions to form an openly configured, assembled shelving unit in which the shelves are connected to one another in vertically spaced relationship by the frame members. The shelving system has at least one closure member. The assembled shelving system and the at least one closure member both have an integrally molded connector structure. The integrally molded connector structures enable the at least one molded plastic closure member to be connected to the assembled shelving unit after the shelving unit has been assembled. | 02-28-2013 |
20130056434 | UNIVERSAL STORAGE AND SHELVING SYSTEM - There is disclosed a versatile storage and shelving system. A plurality of specialized, sturdy, lightweight, integrally molded main panels ( | 03-07-2013 |
20130062299 | MULTI-PLY LAMINATED CORRUGATED DISPLAY RACK WITH A BACK WALL AND SUPPORT RODS BETWEEN SHELVES - A freestanding display rack for supporting and displaying product at a point of sale comprises a pair of spaced apart side panels. A back panel is attached to the side panels by interfitting tabs and notches along adjacent edges of the back panel and the side panels. A plurality of shelves extends between and supported at their opposite ends on the side panels by mechanical interlocking means engaged between the shelves and the side panels. The mechanical interlocking means comprises a slot formed through the side panels adjacent each of the shelves and a tongue projecting outwardly from each end of the shelves. The tongues extend through the respective slot in the side panels and being folded against an outer surface of the respective side panel. A graphics header extends above the shelves and side panels. | 03-14-2013 |
20130098856 | DUAL FUNCTION SHELF UNIT - A dual function shelf unit has identical support columns, horizontal shelf-supporting beams adjustably-mounted on the columns for vertical shelf adjustment and one or more hooks also mountable on at least one column. The columns have apertures with complementary apertures having opposed inclined edges for accepting a beam-end bracket from either side of the column and tabs for accepting mounting flanges of hooks. Both beam-end brackets and hooks are each mounted in two vertically-spaced apertures. Vertically adjustable shelf and hook storage is provided. | 04-25-2013 |
20130112640 | SHELVING SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a shelf system or assembly, and a shelf module therefore. The shelf module defines a pair of substantially parallel, lengthwise extending edges and a pair of substantially parallel end edges, and comprises an array of lengthwise extending slats spaced apart across the width of the module, and an array of spaced apart ribs extending between these slats which are spaced apart along the length of the module, at least a pair of the slats having outwardly and oppositely directed partition retaining connection means at or toward an upper edge thereof, between which a portion of a partition can be secured. Each of an associated partition, display strip, shelf connector module and shelf end module are also disclosed, where each of these is for removable attachment to the shelf module. | 05-09-2013 |
20130146553 | RETAIL CART - A retail cart for use in storing and stocking merchandise and, more particularly, to a mobile polymeric retail cart which is easily assembled and disassembled without the need for tools having opposing forces in its construction lending rigidity to the overall structure and a plurality of slideably received shelving units. | 06-13-2013 |
20130153524 | RETROFITTING SYSTEM FOR SHELVES - A retrofitting system for shelves includes shelf rack inserts rack inserts each having a product slide plate with rectangular raised edges on a front and on a rear. The raised edge on the front includes a snapped-on U-rail having openings and the raised edge on the rear includes rectangular cutouts disposed opposite from the openings. At least one separating bracket has a front side and a rear side with two parallel and joined cross-bars extending between the front side and the rear side. The front side includes a horizontal pin and the rear side includes an insertion plate that is installed perpendicularly such that the separating bracket is configured to be locked in place at a lateral distance in the product slide plate by the insertion plate being inserted into a corresponding one of the cutouts and the pin being horizontally inserted into a corresponding one of the openings. | 06-20-2013 |
20130200027 | EXPANDABLE RACK AND SHELVES - An expandable rack including a plurality of vertical frame members and a plurality of adjustable shelves is disclosed. Each adjustable shelf is at least partially supported by at least some of the vertical frame members. Each adjustable shelf comprises a first portion and a second portion. The first portion includes a lateral beam and at least one first arm extending perpendicularly from the lateral beam. The first arm includes a polygonal cross-section. The second portion includes a lateral beam and at least one second arm extending perpendicularly therefrom. The second arm includes a polygonal cross-section. The first arm is dimensioned to fit within the second arm in a telescoping relationship. | 08-08-2013 |
20130233819 | HITCH PIN ASSEMBLY FOR LOCKING SYSTEM WITH HORIZONTAL ADJUSTMENT OF SHELVES IN DISPLAY STANDS - A hitch pin assembly for horizontal adjustment of shelves in a display stand is provided. Conventional coupling in the vertical axial direction is transferred to a coupling system in the horizontal axial direction. A shelf receives end pins with split arrow horizontally and externally extended for fitting in female receptacle on the inner surface of the side walls or columns of the display stand. To mount the display stand, the side walls or columns are pressed inwards horizontally, so that, the edge exceeds the end of the pin which deforms and returns, causing the initial coupling on one side of the structure to lock. The same procedure is performed on the opposite structure. The final assembly of the shelves is made with actions that do not interfere with the coupling of both sides of the structure and without requiring any lateral adjustments that might cause looseness. | 09-12-2013 |
20130240472 | RETAIL CART - A retail cart for use in storing and stocking merchandise and, more particularly, to a mobile polymeric retail cart which is easily assembled and disassembled without the need for tools having opposing forces in its construction lending rigidity to the overall structure and a plurality of slideably received shelving units. | 09-19-2013 |
20130256249 | AIRCRAFT GALLEY MONUMENT STRUCTURE - An improved monument structure combining an integrated construction system with carbon fiber reinforced composites to form an exoskeleton chassis that significantly reduces the build times, manufacturing skill level requirements, post processing activities, and overall weight of a given aircraft monument. | 10-03-2013 |
20140034594 | Supporting Consumer Products - A device for supporting consumer products includes a transmission, a first end plate, a second end plate, and a shelf. The transmission includes a worm wheel coupled to a socket; a worm gear engaged to the worm wheel and coupled to a back axle shaft; a first pinion gear coupled to a first end of the back axle shaft; and a second pinion gear coupled to a second end of the back axle shaft. The first end plate is coupled to a first end of a back axle shaft shroud, where the back axle shaft shroud includes a first shelf hook and a second shelf hook. The second end plate coupled to the second end of the back axle shaft. The shelf is coupled to the first and second end plates and includes a first and a second shelf pin. | 02-06-2014 |
20140048502 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL SUPPORT FOR ASSEMBLY FURNITURE - Provided is a multifunctional support for assembly furniture, which has a structure, in which shelves for arranging various kinds of articles and a traversal bar for arranging fashion accessories such as hangers, neckties or the like may be mounted on a single multifunctional support. The multifunctional support for assembly furniture according to the present invention includes cylinder members formed with through holes to be fixed to fixing supports and support members extending to be long from the cylinder members to the outside, wherein three shelf placing grooves are formed on the top surfaces of the support members at a uniform interval so as to fix the both end portions of the shelves, and holding grooves are further formed in the shape of a âTâ on the inside surfaces of the support members so as to couple a traversal bar mounting member. | 02-20-2014 |
20140054251 | HEIGHT ADJUSTABLE SUPPORT APPARATUS - A height adjustable support apparatus suitable for notebook computer drop test is provided. The support apparatus includes a frame unit and a plank unit. The frame unit has a plurality of mortises vertically incrementally arranged at a lateral adjoining edge of a first lateral surface and a second lateral surface thereof. The plank unit includes a support portion and a tenon extending from the support portion configured to be insertable into one of the mortises through the first lateral surface. The support portion is configured to protrude from the second lateral surface upon insertion. The support portion incorporates a biased height arrangement that provides higher degree of height adjustment variation through different insertion orientations, and allows two plank units to be arranged in a vertically adjacent configuration to structurally abut against each other, thereby enhancing structural integrity of the support portion and increasing the load carrying capacity. | 02-27-2014 |
20140138335 | MODULAR STORAGE AND DISPLAY SYSTEM - A modular system for at least one of displaying and storing at least one article includes at least one pair of elongated cross members and at least one pair of support brackets being sized and shaped so as to position the at least one pair of the plurality of elongated cross members in a spaced apart parallel relationship with each other and further position a length of the at least one article is in a generally normal orientation to lengths of the at least one pair of elongated cross members, whereby one end of the at least one article is supported on one of the at least one pair of elongated cross members and another end of the at least one article is supported on another one of the at least one pair of elongated cross members. | 05-22-2014 |
20140175036 | DUAL FUNCTION SHELF UNIT - A dual function shelf unit has identical support columns, horizontal shelf-supporting beams adjustably-mounted on the columns for vertical shelf adjustment and one or more hooks also mountable on at least one column. The columns have apertures with complementary apertures having opposed inclined edges for accepting a beam-end bracket from either side of the column and tabs for accepting mounting flanges of hooks. Both beam-end brackets and hooks are each mounted in two vertically-spaced apertures. Vertically adjustable shelf and hook storage is provided. | 06-26-2014 |
20140284295 | Repositionable Wire Deck Assemblies for a Storage Rack - Storage systems are described comprising wire shelves and brackets, which are configured to increase the storage capacity of a storage rack by utilizing or converting the space between adjacent shelves into additional storage space is provided. In one embodiment, a storage system utilizes a full-width wire rack and a partial-width wire rack to convert a space between a first shelf panel and a second shelf panel on a storage rack into usable storage space. The full-width wire rack comprises a plurality of longitudinal rods, at least one transverse rod interconnected with at least some of the plurality of longitudinal rods, and a plurality of downwardly turned prongs configured to detachably engage a plurality of keyhole-shaped openings in at least one of the first and second vertical support members to detachably connect the full-width wire rack to the storage rack. The partial-width wire rack is suspended from the full-width wire rack by at least one S-shaped bracket. | 09-25-2014 |
20140299562 | HOLDING DEVICE - The present disclosure relates to a holding device for a bracket in a storage system. The holding device has a connecting part and a holding part, the connecting part being elongated and bent, along a line in the elongated direction to form, in cross-section, a U-shape with a first and a second leg. The first leg is intended to be inserted into a bracket and second leg being connected to the holding part having a holding feature, such as hooks, a box, or a basket. | 10-09-2014 |
20140353268 | SPILL CONTAINING REFRIGERATOR SHELF ASSEMBLY - The specification discloses a method for containing spills on shelving and the like, and the resulting support members made in accordance with the method, by providing the generally flat top surface of a support with a hydrophobic surface which is arranged in a spill containment pattern and which is generally in the plane of the top surface of the support. The majority of the top surface of the support consists of one or more spill containment areas which are of a non-hydrophobic nature and which are bounded by the hydrophobic surfaces, such that spills on the shelving collect in the non-hydrophobic spill containment area or areas and are prevented from spreading by the hydrophobic surfaces. | 12-04-2014 |
20140374368 | SHELVING SYSTEM - A shelving system attachable to a shelf to provide one or more storage areas on the shelf. The shelving system includes a shelf assembly configured for attachment to the shelf and one or more divider walls configured for attachment to both the shelf assembly and the shelf. Each of the divider walls is separated a distance from another of the divider walls to provide a storage area therebetween on the shelf. A variety of differently sized divider walls can be used with the shelving system. | 12-25-2014 |
20150090682 | SHELVING SYSTEM - A cover for the base of a shelving system includes a first end and an opposing second end, a generally flat base wall formed at the second end, a first sidewall and an opposing second sidewall, a third sidewall and an opposing fourth sidewall, an internal cavity formed by the base wall and the four sidewalls, and a support wall positioned in the internal cavity. The first and second sidewalls extend generally parallel to each other and upwardly from the base wall at a predetermined acute angle with respect to the base wall. The third and fourth sidewalls extend generally parallel to each other and generally perpendicularly upwardly from the base wall. The support wall includes at least one angled support which extends upwardly from the base wall toward the first end at the same predetermined acute angle as the first and second sidewalls. | 04-02-2015 |
20150359335 | STORAGE RACK WITH IMPROVED TIE SUPPORT - A storage rack includes front and rear deck beams and C-shaped tie supports extending between the deck beams. Each tie support has a side wall, a top flange and a bottom flange. The top flange has front and rear ends and tabs extending downwardly therefrom. The bottom flange has front and rear ends and tabs extending downwardly therefrom. When assembled with the deck beams the front and rear ends of the top flange are seated on a support ledge of the deck beams with the tabs received into respective slots. Similarly, the front and rear ends of the bottom flange are seated on a lower leg of the front and rear deck beams with the tabs received into the respective slots. The tie supports cooperate with the deck beams to limit the sagging of the decks, while also preventing outward twisting of the deck beams. | 12-17-2015 |
20160120338 | EARTHQUAKE-ACTIVATED SHELF SECURITY SYSTEM - An earthquake-activated shelf security system has two guide rails attached to both sides of a shelf or pallet rack. At least one retainer is moveably constrained to move along the guide rails by a rotating loop located on each end of the retainer. The guide rail has a retainer rest portion and allows the retainer to rest in a prepared configuration without moving down the rail unless acted upon by a shaking event such as an earthquake. A movable backstop may be provided to allow the user to adjust the sensitivity of the system to earthquakes. A mesh net that rolls down may be provided to provide additional security to items being stored on the shelf. | 05-05-2016 |
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