Storage rack for glass sheets
AssigneeGuardian Industries Corp.
InventorsMitchel Edwards, John Plevyak, Odene Campbell
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Abstract
A storage rack is provided for storing a plurality of articles such as glass sheets. The storage rack includes a substantially horizontal portion, and a substantially vertical portion. The substantially horizontal portion of the rack includes one or more flexible supports, each of which includes at least one channel defined therein. Along at least part of the channel, a plurality of slits are provided in the flexible support so as to define a plurality of flexible lips or tabs. The lips or tabs are designed so that when a glass sheets is inserted into the channel, the lips or tabs support the sheet against movement in multiple directions.
Claims19
An apparatus for holding a plurality of glass sheets, the apparatus comprising:
- a substantially vertical portion and a substantially horizontal portion, wherein the substantially vertical portion is oriented approximately perpendicular to the substantially horizontal portion;
- wherein the substantially horizontal portion comprises at least one flexible support having an elongated channel defined therein, and wherein first and second flexible fingers are provided on opposite sides of the channel;
- a plurality of slits defined in the first and/or second flexible fingers adjacent the channel so that the slits have respective open end portions at the channel;
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- a plurality of flexible lips or tabs defined between respective pairs of the slits.
An apparatus for holding a plurality of glass sheets, the apparatus comprising:
- at least one flexible support having an elongated channel defined therein, and wherein first and second flexible fingers are provided on opposite sides of the channel;
- a plurality of slits defined in the first and/or second flexible fingers adjacent the channel so that the slits have respective open end portions at the channel;
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- a plurality of flexible lips or tabs defined between respective pairs of the slits.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.