Art Panel Rack
OwnerJames S. Rue, Carolyn A. Crocker Rueinventors
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Abstract
A rack for storing panels, and especially useful for drying of painted or gessoed panels, that is alternately configurable into different modes such that it can be inclined, laid flat, arranged vertically, or freestanding in the manner of an A-frame. Several best modes select dimensions that allow for components to be of similar and conveniently manufacturable dimensions and quantities of parts, to minimize costs and retain components in different positions depending upon their function during any of the alternate modes.
Claims20
A system for storing panels comprising:
- a pair of matching elongate supports, each of said elongate supports including a plurality of spaced apart spindles secured to and extending substantially perpendicularly there from and further, said elongate supports being constructed and arranged to be interconnected and when interconnected, said spindles on each of said respective supports are spaced to be positioned opposite one another
- a spreader bar adapted to be connected at the same location between the respective elongate supports to maintain said elongate supports in spaced relation.
A system for storing panels, adapted to be supported with respect to a supporting surface, comprising at least one elongate support, the system being adapted to be arranged into plural alternative modes, including modes which orient said at least one elongate support at a non-parallel angle to a supporting surface, further comprising a plurality of spindle sets that are located at intervals along the length of said at least one elongate support, and wherein the spindle sets define panel spaces between adjacent spindle sets, each of said panel spaces being adapted to receive and support panels by defining a panel support plane, the panel support plane arranged at a large angle with respect to the direction of the length of said at least one elongate support.
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