Flat rack with extender

An adjustable rack system for mounting to a frame assembly of a shelving unit, the adjustable rack system comprising:

• an adjustable frame having:
• a front rail;
• a rear rail being spaced apart from the front rail;
• at least one longitudinally adjustable rail interconnecting the front and rear rails, the at least one longitudinally adjustable rail being longitudinally adjustable in length to adjust the spacing between the front and rear rails along an adjustment axis;
• and
• an adjustable rack removably attached to the adjustable frame, the adjustable rack defines a top surface, the adjustable rack having:
• a first panel defining a rear edge of the adjustable rack;
• and
• a second panel defining a front edge of the adjustable rack, the second panel being adjustably positionable relative to the first panel to adjust a spacing between the front and rear edge of the adjustable rack, the top surface is defined in part by each of the first and the second panel;
• wherein:
• the first panel includes at least one mounting projection extending downward below the top surface, the at least one mounting projection extending into a mounting aperture formed in the rear rail, the interaction between the at least one mounting projection and mounting aperture fixing the first panel relative to the rear rail along the adjustment axis;
• and
• the second panel includes at least one mounting projection extending downward below the top surface, the at least one mounting projection extending into a mounting aperture formed in the front rail, the interaction between the at least one mounting projection and mounting aperture fixing the second panel relative to the front rail along the adjustment axis;
• wherein:
• the at least one mounting projection of the first panel is formed by an annular wall that surrounds an aperture extending through the first panel and through the top surface;
• and
• the at least one mounting projection of the second panel is formed by an annular wall that surrounds an aperture extending through the second panel and through the top surface.

An adjustable rack system for mounting to a frame assembly of a shelving unit, the adjustable rack system comprising:

• an adjustable frame having:
• a front rail;
• a rear rail being spaced apart from the front rail;
• at least one longitudinally adjustable rail interconnecting the front and rear rails, the at least one longitudinally adjustable rail being longitudinally adjustable in length to adjust the spacing between the front and rear rails along an adjustment axis;
• and
• an adjustable rack removably attached to the adjustable frame, the adjustable rack defines a top surface, the adjustable rack having:
• a first panel defining a rear edge of the adjustable rack;
• and
• a second panel defining a front edge of the adjustable rack, the second panel being adjustably positionable relative to the first panel to adjust a spacing between the front and rear edge of the adjustable rack, the top surface is defined in part by each of the first and the second panel;
• wherein the first and second panels have a sliding interlock therebetween, when coupled, the sliding interlock permits the first panel to slide relative to the second panel along the adjustment axis but prevents the first and second panels from being disconnected from one another in a direction generally orthogonal to the top surface;
• wherein the sliding interlock includes:
• at least one clip provided on one of the first and second panels;
• a slide region of the other one of the first and second panels that is slidingly engaged by the at least one clip, the slide region being generally parallel to the adjustment axis
• wherein the slide region includes a notch sized to receive the at least one clip therethrough generally orthogonal to the top surface for assembling the sliding interlock.

An adjustable rack system for mounting to a frame assembly of a shelving unit, the adjustable rack system comprising:

• an adjustable frame having:
• a front rail;
• a rear rail being spaced apart from the front rail;
• at least one longitudinally adjustable rail interconnecting the front and rear rails, the at least one longitudinally adjustable rail being longitudinally adjustable in length to adjust the spacing between the front and rear rails along an adjustment axis;
• and
• an adjustable rack removably attached to the adjustable frame, the adjustable rack defines a top surface, the adjustable rack having:
• a first panel defining a rear edge of the adjustable rack;
• and
• a second panel defining a front edge of the adjustable rack, the second panel being adjustably positionable relative to the first panel to adjust a spacing between the front and rear edge of the adjustable rack, the top surface is defined in part by each of the first and the second panel;
• wherein the first and second panels have a sliding interlock therebetween, when coupled, the sliding interlock permits the first panel to slide relative to the second panel along the adjustment axis but prevents the first and second panels from being disconnected from one another in a direction generally orthogonal to the top surface;
• wherein the sliding interlock includes:
• first and second clips provided by the first panel, each of the first and second clips including a leg extending downward from a first main panel section of the first panel and a foot portion extending laterally from the leg, the foot portion and a bottom of the first main panel section forming a channel therebetween;
• first and second slide regions provided by a second main panel section of the second panel, the first slide region received in the channel formed by the first clip and the second slide region received in the channel formed by the second clip;
• wherein the second main panel includes a first notch adjacent the first slide region and a second notch adjacent the second slide region, the first and second notches sized and configured such that the foot of the first clip can pass through the first notch to align the first slide region with the channel of the first clip and the foot of the second clip can pass through the second notch to align the second slide region with the channel of the second clip.

An adjustable rack system for mounting to a frame assembly of a shelving unit, the adjustable rack system comprising:

• an adjustable frame having:
• a front rail;
• a rear rail being spaced apart from the front rail;
• at least one longitudinally adjustable rail interconnecting the front and rear rails, the at least one longitudinally adjustable rail being longitudinally adjustable in length to adjust the spacing between the front and rear rails along an adjustment axis;
• and
• an adjustable rack removably attached to the adjustable frame, the adjustable rack defines a top surface, the adjustable rack having:
• a first panel defining a rear edge of the adjustable rack;
• and
• a second panel defining a front edge of the adjustable rack, the second panel being adjustably positionable relative to the first panel to adjust a spacing between the front and rear edge of the adjustable rack, the top surface is defined in part by each of the first and the second panel;
• wherein:
• the adjustable frame includes a first rear frame mount, the first rear frame mount includes an exposed portion that extends rearward of a rear side of the rear rail, the exposed portion includes a downward opening notch;
• and
• the adjustable frame includes a first front frame mount, the first front frame mount includes an exposed portion that extends forward of a front side of the front rail, the exposed portion includes a downward opening notch;
• wherein:
• the first rear frame mount is removably attached to the rear rail, the first rear frame mount includes a first leg and a second leg extending from the first leg forming an L-shape, the first leg being longer than the second leg, the downward opening notch being formed in the exposed portion of the first leg, the first leg having a second portion located forward of the rear side of the rear rail, the second portion, at least in part, securing the first rear frame mount to the rear rail;
• and
• the first front frame mount is removably attached to the front rail, the first front frame mount includes a first leg and a second leg extending from the first leg forming an L-shape, the first leg being longer than the second leg, the downward opening notch being formed in the exposed portion of the first leg, the first leg having a second portion located rearward of the front side of the front rail, the second portion, at least in part, securing the first front frame mount to the front rail.

A frame mount for mounting a rack frame to a shelving unit frame, the frame mount comprising:

• a first leg and a second leg extending from the first leg in a first direction forming an L-shape, the first leg being longer than the second leg,
• a first notch being formed in first leg, the notch opening in the first direction;
• a second notch, the second notch opening in a second direction being opposite the first direction such that the first and second notches are on opposite sides of the first leg;
• wherein:
• the second notch is located axially along the first leg between the first notch and the second leg;
• the first and second legs are formed from a continuous piece of material;
• and
• the continuous piece of material is a bent wire.