Track system for use with a storage rack

A track system configured for use with a storage rack assembly, the storage rack assembly having a frame assembly including first and second forward leg members, first and second rearward leg members and at least one shelf supported generally horizontally by the frame assembly, the track system comprising:

• first and second forward wheel assemblies configured to be disposed on the respective first and second forward leg members;
• first and second rearward wheel assemblies configured to be disposed on the respective first and second rearward leg members;
• a forward axle assembly coupled between the first and second forward wheel assemblies in an operating position, the forward axle assembly comprising:
• a first intermediate member that extends along an intermediate axis;
• a first forward axle member that extends along a first forward axle axis, the first forward axle member having a first end coupled to the first forward wheel assembly and a second end slidably coupled to the first intermediate member;
• a second forward axle member that extends along a second forward axle axis, the second forward axle member having a first end coupled to the second forward wheel assembly and a second end slidably coupled to the first intermediate member;
• wherein in the operating position, the first intermediate member inhibits (i) rotation of the first forward axle member along the first forward axis and (ii) rotation of the second forward axle member along the second forward axis and maintains the first and second axle members in an orientation whereby the first and second axle axes are collinear with the intermediate axis facilitating parallel rolling of the first and second forward wheel assemblies during movement of the storage rack assembly from a storage position to an access position;
• wherein the first and second forward axle members define first and second respective outer diameters and wherein the first intermediate member defines an inner diameter, wherein the second ends of the respective first and second forward axle members are at least partially received by the first intermediate member such that the first and second outer diameters oppose the inner diameter of the first intermediate member, wherein the first forward axle member defines a threaded end that receives complementary threads on a first fastener coupled to the first wheel assembly in the operating position.

A track system configured for use with a storage rack assembly, the storage rack assembly having a frame assembly including first and second forward leg members, first and second rearward leg members and at least one shelf supported generally horizontally by the frame assembly, the track system comprising:

• first and second forward wheel assemblies configured to be disposed on the respective first and second forward leg members;
• first and second rearward wheel assemblies configured to be disposed on the respective first and second rearward leg members;
• a forward axle assembly coupled between the first and second forward wheel assemblies in an operating position, the forward axle assembly comprising:
• a first intermediate member that extends along an intermediate axis;
• a first forward axle member that extends along a first forward axle axis, the first forward axle member having a first end coupled to the first forward wheel assembly and a second end slidably coupled to the first intermediate member, wherein in the operating position, the first intermediate member inhibits rotation of the first forward axle member along the first forward axis and maintains the first axle member in an orientation whereby the first axle axis is collinear with the intermediate axis facilitating parallel rolling of the first and second forward wheel assemblies during movement of the storage rack assembly from a storage position to an access position;
• a rearward axle assembly coupled between the first and second rearward wheel assemblies in an operating position, the rearward axle assembly comprising:
• a second intermediate member that extends along a second intermediate axis;
• a first rearward axle member that extends along a first rearward axle axis, the first rearward axle member having a first end coupled to the first rearward wheel assembly and a second end slidably coupled to the second intermediate member;
• a second rearward axle member that extends along a second rearward axle axis, the second rearward axle member having a first end coupled to the second rearward wheel assembly and a second end slidably coupled to the second intermediate member, wherein the first rearward wheel assembly comprises a first rearward bracket that supports a first rearward wheel for rotation and wherein the second rearward wheel assembly comprises a second rearward bracket that supports a second rearward wheel for rotation;
• a first track configured for placement on a floor, the first track defining a first groove therein;
• a second track configured for placement on a floor in an orientation generally parallel to the first track, the second track defining a second groove therein, wherein the first and second rearward wheels are configured to be guided for rolling movement within the respective first and second grooves during movement of the storage rack assembly from the storage position to the access position
• a first magnet disposed on the first track, the first magnet having a forward facing magnetic surface and a rearward facing magnetic surface;
• a second magnet disposed on the second track, the second magnet having a forward facing magnetic surface and a rearward facing magnetic surface, wherein the first and second forward wheel assemblies are magnetically coupled to the forward facing magnetic surfaces of the respective first and second magnets in the storage position and wherein the first and second rearward wheel assemblies are magnetically coupled to the rearward facing magnetic surfaces of the respective first and second magnets in the access position.