Shelf frame assembly system and method
AssigneeInterMetro Industries Corporation
InventorsJeffrey C. Olson, David A. Reppert
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Abstract
A shelf frame assembly is provided. The shelf frame assembly can include a beam connector, a length beam, and an end beam. The beam connector can have a first flexible protrusion and a second flexible protrusion. The first flexible protrusion may be an interior beam indexing feature. The length beam can be configured to receive the first flexible protrusion. The end beam can be configured to receive the second flexible protrusion.
Claims14
A component of a shelf assembly system, the component comprising:
- a beam connector comprising a first portion comprising a first flexible protrusion and a second portion comprising a second flexible protrusion, wherein the first portion is configured to receive the second portion when the first and second portions are assembled;
- a length beam including a first receiving portion configured to receive the first flexible protrusion;
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- an end beam including a coupling portion comprising a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the proximal end is configured to flex away from the beam connector in response to the beam connector being inserted into the coupling portion and a second receiving portion is configured to receive the second flexible protrusion of the beam connector.
A component of a shelf assembly system, the component comprising:
- a beam connector comprising a first portion comprising a first flexible protrusion and a second portion comprising a second flexible protrusion, wherein the first portion is configured to receive the second portion;
- a length beam including a first receiving portion configured to receive the first flexible protrusion, wherein the first receiving portion comprises a hole;
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- an end beam including a coupling portion comprising a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the proximal end is configured to flex away from the beam connector in response to the beam connector being inserted into the coupling portion and a second receiving portion is configured to receive the second flexible protrusion of the beam connector, and wherein the first flexible protrusion snaps into a recess in the second portion of the beam connector on a backside of the second flexible protrusion.
A component of a shelf assembly system, the component comprising:
- a beam connector comprising a first portion comprising a first flexible protrusion and a second portion comprising a second flexible protrusion, wherein the first portion is configured to receive the second portion when the first and second portions are assembled;
- a length beam including a first receiving portion configured to receive the first flexible protrusion;
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- an end beam including a coupling portion comprising a proximal end and a distal end, wherein a second receiving portion is configured to receive the second flexible protrusion of the beam connector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.