Reinforced and bolted rack truss
AssigneeKonstant Products, Inc.
InventorAnthony Konstant
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Abstract
A rack truss for use in forming shelf-type storage racks which may be assembled at the site using bolts and/or which includes reinforcement at the lower level of the rack truss.
Claims13
A bolted truss for use in forming storage racks comprising:
- at least one front column having an interior face and at least one rear column having an opposing interior face;
- a plurality of stubs secured to the interior face of the front column and a series of stubs secured to the interior of the rear column, the stubs on the front and rear columns opposing each other;
- a plurality of transverse beams having a front and back end which are placed between the front and rear columns, the front end of which is bolted to the stub on the front column and the rear end of which is bolted to the opposing stub on the rear column.
A reinforced truss for use in storage racks including at least one front column having an interior face and at least one rear column having an opposing interior face, comprising:
- a horizontal locking tab secured to the inside face of the front column and a vertical locking tab spaced rearwardly from said front column;
- a horizontal locking tab secured to the inside face of the rear column;
- a horizontal stiffening member including a front end and a rear end, having a vertical support leg spaced rearwardly from the front end, the front end of the horizontal stiffening member capable of being bolted to the horizontal locking tab of the front column, and the rear end capable of being bolted to the horizontal locking tab on the rear column, and the vertical support leg capable of being bolted to the vertical locking tab.
A bolted truss for use in forming storage racks comprising:
- at least one front column having an interior face and at least one rear column having an opposing interior face;
- a plurality of stubs secured to the interior face of the front column and a series of stubs secured to the interior of the rear column, the stubs on the front and rear columns opposing each other;
- a plurality of transverse beams having a front and back end which are placed between the front and rear columns, the front end of which is bolted to the stub on the front column and the rear end of which is bolted to the opposing stub on the rear column;
- a horizontal locking tab secured to the inside face of a lower portion of the front column and a vertical locking tab spaced rearwardly from said front column;
- a horizontal locking tab secured to the inside face of a lower portion of the rear column;
- a horizontal stiffening member including a front end and a rear end, having a vertical support leg spaced rearwardly from the front end, the front end of the horizontal stiffening member capable of being bolted to the horizontal locking tab of the front column, and the rear end capable of being bolted to the horizontal locking tab on the rear column, and the vertical support leg capable of being bolted to the vertical locking tab.
A reinforced truss for use in storage racks including at least one front column having an interior face and at least one rear column having an opposing interior face, comprising:
- a horizontal locking tab secured to the inside face of the front column;
- a horizontal locking tab secured to the inside face of the rear column;
- a horizontal stiffening member including a front end and a rear end, the front end of the horizontal stiffening member capable of being bolted to the horizontal locking tab of the front column, and the rear end capable of being bolted to the horizontal locking tab on the rear column.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.