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US 10,947,040 B2Granted
Formed support member
AssigneeFrazier Industrial Company
InventorDomenick Iellimo
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Abstract
A formed support member that is structurally steady and easy to manufacture is disclosed herein. The formed support member comprises a downwardly facing U-shaped body as a load bearing surface, and a first flat end and a second flat end for securing the member to support beams and resisting movement of the member with respect to the beams. The formed support member may comprise at least one hole through the flat ends which allows the formed support member to be universally fastened to different sized horizontal beams for different storage needs.
Claims20
A formed support member, comprising:
- a unitary body having a central portion with a first end and a second end, and a first connection portion extending from the first end at a first transition portion and a second connection portion extending from the second end at a second transition portion, the central portion having a dome-like, curved, substantially U-shaped cross section, the central portion elongated in an axial direction along a horizontal axis to form an upwardly facing load bearing surface at an apex of the dome-like shape;
- the first connection portion having a first flat portion extended from the first transition portion in a first direction along the horizontal axis and in a horizontal plane defined by the load bearing surface;
- a first engaging end extended from the first flat portion in a downward direction substantially perpendicular to the horizontal plane and adapted to embrace at least partially a first support beam positionable underneath the first flat portion;
- the second connection portion having a second flat portion extended from the second transition portion in a second direction opposite the first direction along the horizontal axis and in the horizontal plane defined by the load bearing surface;
- a second engaging end extended from the second flat portion in the downward direction and adapted to embrace at least partially a second support beam positionable underneath the second flat portion.
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A formed support member, comprising:
- a monolith body formed from a single piece of metal or alloy, having a central portion extending along a horizontal axis with a first end and a second end, and a first connection portion extending along the horizontal axis from the first end at a first transition portion and a second connection portion extending along the horizontal axis from the second end at a second transition portion, the central portion having a curved, substantially U-shaped cross section with a dome-like apex, the central portion elongated along the horizontal axis to form an upwardly facing load bearing surface at the dome apex;
- the first and second connection portions each having respective engagement tabs, extended in a downward direction substantially perpendicular to the horizontal axis, the engagement tabs having a flat portion and an opening through the flat portion, the first and second connection portions adapted to be secured to a respective first and second support beam of a storage rack and immobilized with respect to the support beams at the opening.
A storage rack, comprising:
- a first and a second parallel support beam, supported horizontally by a plurality of vertical columns;
- a unitary body formed from a single piece of metal or alloy, having a central portion with a first end and a second end, and a first connection portion extending from the first end at a first transition portion and a second connection portion extending from the second end at a second transition portion, the central portion having a curved, substantially dome shaped cross section, the central portion elongated in an axial direction along a horizontal axis to form an upwardly facing load bearing surface at the apex of the dome;
- the first and second connection portions each having a flat portion extending downward from the load bearing surface and an opening through the flat portion, the first and second connection portions secured, respectively, to the first and second support beams at the openings through the flat portions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.