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US 2005/0229823 A1Published application
Shelving system
AssigneeO'Sullivan Industries, Inc.
InventorsMatthew Weatherly, Daniel Whyman
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Abstract
A shelving system including first and second supports, an adapter extending into the first and second supports, and first and second spacers interposing the first and second supports and having first and second apertures, respectively, through which the adapter extends. A shelf interposes the first and second spacers and has a third aperture through which the adapter extends.
Claims38
A shelving system, comprising:
- first and second supports;
- an adapter extending into each of the first and second supports;
- first and second spacers interposing the first and second supports and having first and second apertures, respectively, through which the adapter extends;
- and
- a shelf interposing the first and second spacers and having a third aperture through which the adapter extends.
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A shelving system, comprising:
- a plurality of supports;
- a plurality of shelves each interposing ones of the plurality of supports;
- a plurality of adapters each extending through one of the plurality of shelves and into ones of the plurality of supports proximate the one of the plurality of shelves;
- and
- a plurality of spacers each interposing one of the plurality of shelves and one of the plurality of supports proximate the one of the plurality of shelves, such that each of the plurality of shelves is physically isolated from each proximate one of the plurality of supports by at least one of the plurality of spacers.
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A shelving system kit, comprising:
- an adapter having first and second protrusions;
- a first support configured to receive the first adapter protrusion;
- a second support configured to receive the second adapter protrusion;
- a spacer configured to receive one of the first and second adapter protrusions;
- and
- a shelf configured to receive one of the first and second adapter protrusions.
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A furniture piece, comprising:
- first and second supports having proximate first ends and distal second ends, the second ends of each of the first and second supports including first recesses;
- third and fourth supports having third ends proximate the second ends of the first and second supports, respectively, the third ends of each of the third and fourth supports including second recesses;
- first and second adapters each having a first adapter protrusion extending into one of the first recesses and a second adapter protrusion extending into one of the second recesses;
- a shelf interposing the first support and the third support and interposing the second support and the fourth support;
- a first spacer interposing the shelf and the first support;
- a second spacer interposing the shelf and the second support;
- a third spacer interposing the shelf and the third support;
- and
- a fourth spacer interposing the shelf and the fourth support.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.