Rack for flat rectangular articles
AssigneeJoey Manic, Inc.
InventorJoseph G. Boron
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Abstract
A rack includes a flexible planar backboard to which pairs of flexible resilient loops are fixed in rows. The lower ends in each pair are spaced apart by a distance which is less than the transverse dimension of the article to be supported, while the upper ends are spaced apart at a distance which is greater than the transverse dimension. The backboard is preferably formed of sheet plastic less than 1.0 mm thick so that it can be rolled up. The loops may be formed of plastic tubing having end faces received against the backboard and retained by unformed rivets received through holes in the backboard. The loops can be formed integrally with the backboard by stamping out straps which remain attached at a proximal ends, and fixing the distal ends into apertures.
Claims23
A rack for holding flat substantially rectangular articles in an upright position, each said article having a transverse dimension, said rack comprising
- a flexible planar backboard having a first side and a second side,
- at least one pair of flexible resilient loops, each said loop having a lower end fixed to said first side of said backboard, an upper end fixed to said first side of said backboard, and an arcuate section between said ends, said lower ends in each pair being spaced at a distance which is less than said transverse dimension, said upper ends in each pair being spaced at a distance which is greater than said transverse dimension, said upper ends of each pair lying above and outside the corresponding lower ends when said backboard is in an upright position, whereby,
- at least one said rectangular article can be supported by each said pair of loops when said backboard is in an upright position.
A rack as in claim 16 wherein said backboard comprises an aperture adjacent to each said slot, said distal ends of said loops being retained in said apertures.
A rack as in claim 17 comprising a plurality of pairs of straps in a row, each pair of loops having one of said apertures therebetween, one said distal end from each of said pairs being received in each said aperture between said each of said pairs.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.