Corner support assembly
AssigneeShop Vac Corporation
InventorKevin D. Fry
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Abstract
A corner support assembly for supporting a stack of containers includes a bar defining a corner and having a first end, a second end, an interior surface. A bracket is operatively coupled to the bar. The bracket includes a front end spaced away from the bar and a back end facing the interior surface of the bar. The bracket is disposed between the first end and the second end of the bar and oriented substantially perpendicular to the bar.
Claims23
A corner support assembly for supporting a stack of containers, the assembly comprising:
- a bar defining a corner and having a first end, a second end, and an interior surface;
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- a bracket operatively coupled to the bar, the bracket including a front end spaced away from the bar and a back end facing the interior surface of the bar;
- wherein the bracket is disposed between the first end and the second end of the bar and oriented substantially perpendicular to the bar;
- wherein the back end of the bracket is spaced from the corner of the bar.
A method of stacking containers using a corner support assembly, the method comprising:
- placing a first container on a support surface, the first container having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a corner, the bottom surface parallel to the support surface;
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- placing a corner support assembly adjacent to the first container, the corner support assembly including a bracket and a bar, the bar including a first end, a second end, and an interior side defining a joint facing the corner of the first container, the bracket operatively coupled to the bar and including a platform having a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface, a front end, and a back end opposite the front end, the back end spaced from the joint of the bar and the second surface of the platform adjacent to the top surface of the first container.
A corner support assembly for supporting a stack of containers, the assembly comprising:
- a bar including a first arm, a second arm, and a joint connecting the first arm and the second arm at a right angle, wherein the first arm, second arm, and joint extend from a first end of the bar to a second end of the bar and define an interior surface of the bar;
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- a bracket slidably coupled to the first arm and the second arm of the bar, the bracket comprising:
- a platform having a first surface, a second surface, a back end, and a front end, wherein the back end is adjacent to the interior surface of the bar and spaced from the joint, the platform oriented substantially perpendicular relative to the bar;
- a first mount proximally located to the front end of the platform, the first mount shaped to receive a portion of the first arm of the bar;
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- a second mount proximally located to the front end of the platform, the second mount shaped to receive a portion of the second arm of the bar.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.