Shelving post coupling system
AssigneeArmadillo Tough LLC
InventorsRobert Doherty, Aaron Diamond
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Abstract
A shelf post coupler may include an upper insert end and a lower insert end, each dimensioned to be received within an insert slot defined by shelving post ends to be joined. Insert holes extend through the upper insert end and the lower insert end for receiving fasteners to secure the coupler to shelving post ends. The upper and lower insert ends may each have a first side and a second side that extends from a midline along different planes. A spacer including a protruding lip may be located between the upper insert end and the lower insert end. At least one of the upper insert end and the lower insert end may include a riser and a wing. The wing may extend a greater distance from the midline than the riser.
Claims10
A shelf post coupling system, the system comprising:
- a coupler comprising an upper insert end, a lower insert end, at least one insert hole extending though the upper insert end, and at least one insert hole extending through the lower insert end, wherein the upper and lower insert ends each have a first side and a second side that extend along different planes from a vertically extending midline, and wherein at least one of the upper insert end and the lower insert end includes a riser and at least one wing, the at least one wing extending a greater lateral distance from the midline than the riser;
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- a first shelf post and a second shelf post, each having a shelf post end that includes a first side laterally positioned relative to a second side, the first and second shelf post sides of each shelf post end having at least one tab slot for receiving a shelf tab and each shelf post end comprising an insert slot for receiving one of the upper or lower insert ends of the coupler and at least one post hole for receiving a fastener to secure the coupler when received within the slot,
- wherein the tab slots are laterally offset from the post holes, and wherein the at least one insert hole of each of the upper and lower insert ends is positioned to align with one of the post holes when the respective insert end is received within the insert slot of one of the first or second shelf post ends.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.