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US 2010/0072092 A1Published application
Parts container with adjustable rack
OwnerGeorge A. Anscomb, Jason V. Hultberginventors
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Abstract
A parts container having adjustable racks that are adjustable in both a vertical and horizontal direction.
Claims7
A parts container having adjustable racks, said container comprising:
- a base, said base being essentially rectangular and comprised of intersecting and fixedly attached to each other, beam members, said base having support legs attached at each corner of the rectangle to support the parts container;
- two side walls;
- each of the side walls being essentially square in configuration and each having a top and a bottom, said side walls having a top rail, a bottom rail, a front post and a back post, the top rail being attached near the top of the front post and the back post, the bottom rail being attached near the bottom of the front post and the back post;
- the two side walls being connected together at the respective back posts by a support ladder, wherein the respective ends of the top rail are connected to each of the back posts near the top and the respective ends of the bottom rail are connected to each of the back posts near the bottom thereof;
- the support ladder having a top rail and a bottom rail and at least three vertical support posts each said vertical support having a top end, a bottom end, and oppositely opposed side walls;
- there being two slider bars;
- there being a slider bar mount attached near the top end and the bottom end of each of the oppositely opposed side walls of each of the support posts, wherein the slider bars are mounted in and supported by said slider bar mounts such that the slider bars are essentially suspended between the top rail and the bottom rail of the support ladder;
- at least two support and adjustment posts having a front surface and slidably mounted on and essentially between, the top and bottom slider bars, said support and adjustment posts having a plurality of horizontal slots mounted on the front thereof;
- there being an adjustable arm mounted on each support and adjustment post, each adjustable arm comprised of a mounting bracket having a back wall, one side wall, and a front wall, said front wall having an internal surface and mounted on the internal surface, at least two mounting pins that are insertable into the horizontal slots of the support and adjustment post;
- an arm rail attached essentially horizontally to the front wall of the mounting bracket.
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An adjustable rack for a parts container, said adjustable rack comprised of a support ladder having a top rail and a bottom rail and at least three vertical support posts;
- each said vertical support having a top end, a bottom end, and oppositely opposed side walls, there being a slider bar mount attached near the top end and the bottom end of each of the oppositely opposed side walls of each of the support posts, wherein slider bars are mounted in and supported by said slider bar mounts such that the slider bars are essentially suspended between the top rail and the bottom rail of the support ladder;
- at least two support and adjustment posts having a front surface and slidably mounted on and essentially between the top and bottom slider bars, said support and adjustment posts having a plurality of horizontal slots mounted on the front surface thereof;
- there being an adjustable arm mounted on each support and adjustment post, each adjustable arm comprised of a mounting bracket having a back wall, one side wall, and a front wall, said front wall having an internal surface and mounted on the internal surface, at least two locking pins that are insertable into the horizontal slots of the support and adjustment post;
- an arm rail attached essentially horizontally to the front wall of the mounting bracket.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.