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US 10,499,734 B2Granted
Modular hanging storage system
OwnerNelson B. Younginventor
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Abstract
A hanging storage unit is provided. The hanging storage unit includes a lower frame structure including at least one roller assembly, an upper frame structure including at least one guide assembly, a plurality of posts coupled at a lower end to the lower frame structure and coupled at an upper end the upper frame structure, a guidance tube, moveably engaged with one of the at least one guide assembly, and a panel, an upper end of the panel attached to the guidance tube and a lower end of the panel moveably engaged with one of the at least one roller assembly.
Claims16
A hanging storage unit comprising:
- a panel;
- a lower frame structure including at least one roller assembly comprising:
- a bar having a plurality of wheels operably coupled thereto,
- a bracket attached to the bar, and
- a magnetic catch positioned between the plurality of wheels;
- an upper frame structure including at least one guide assembly, an upper rectangular frame, and an upper guidance structure coupled to the upper rectangular frame;
- a plurality of posts operably coupled to the lower frame structure and the upper frame structure;
- and
- a guidance tube movable relative to the at least one guide assembly,
- wherein the bracket has a bottom and two sides,
- wherein the plurality of wheels are coupled to the two sides of the bracket, and
- wherein the magnetic catch is positioned in a space between the plurality of wheels,
- wherein the upper guidance structure comprises:
- a first upper guidance rail, wherein a first guide assembly of the at least one guide assembly is disposed thereon;
- and
- a second upper guidance rail, wherein a second guide assembly of the at least one guide assembly is disposed thereon,
- wherein the first upper guidance rail and the second upper guidance rail are disposed substantially parallel to each other and are separated by at least one bar, and the first upper guidance rail and the second upper guidance rail are vertically adjustable,
- wherein a first ruler is printed on the lower guidance rail,
- a second ruler is printed on the first upper guidance rail,
- a third ruler is printed on the second upper guidance rail, and
- when a point at which the at least one roller assembly is positioned on the first ruler, a point on the at which the first guide assembly is positioned on the second ruler, and a point at which the second guide assembly is positioned on the third ruler are the same:
- the at least one roller assembly, the first guide assembly, and the second guide assembly are aligned,
- the guidance tube is engaged with the first guide assembly and the second guide assembly, and
- the lower end of the panel is engaged with the at least one roller assembly.
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A storage unit comprising:
- a panel;
- a lower frame;
- an upper frame;
- a lower guidance rail;
- and
- an upper rectangular frame having an upper guidance structure coupled thereto,
- a plurality of posts operably coupled to the lower frame and the upper frame,
- wherein the lower frame comprises at least one roller assembly, a bar having a plurality of wheels operably coupled thereto, a bracket attached to the bar, and a magnetic catch,
- wherein the bracket has a bottom and two sides,
- wherein the plurality of wheels are coupled to the two sides of the bracket, and
- wherein the magnetic catch is positioned between the plurality of wheels
- wherein the upper guidance structure comprises a first upper guidance rail and a second upper guidance rail,
- wherein the first upper guidance rail and the second upper guidance rail are substantially parallel to each other, and
- wherein a first ruler is printed on the lower guidance rail, a second ruler is printed on the first upper guidance rail, and a third ruler is printed on the second upper guidance rail.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.