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US 2021/0235909 A1Published application
Releasable hanger for fruit
OwnerAshvini K. Reddyinventor
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Abstract
A bracket assembly having an upper leg and a lower leg for releasably and nondestructively engaging a shelf is provided. A spacer portion interconnects the upper leg and the lower leg, wherein at least one of the upper leg, the lower leg and spacer portion is configured to exert a clamping force on the shelf. A hook assembly extends from the lower leg and is configurated to retain produce such as bananas during ripening.
Claims18
A bracket assembly for releasably engaging a shelf having a top surface and a bottom surface, the bracket assembly comprising:
- (a) an elongate upper leg configured to contact the top surface;
- (b) a lower leg configured to contact the bottom surface;
- (c) a spacer portion interconnecting the upper leg and the lower leg;
- the spacer portion separating the upper leg and the lower leg by a distance sized to receive a portion of the shelf between the upper leg and the lower leg;
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- (d) a hook assembly depending from the lower leg, wherein the hook assembly includes a hook.
3 more elements
A method for engaging fruit, the method comprising:
- (a) disposing an upper leg of a bracket assembly to releasably engage a top surface of the shelf;
- (b) disposing a lower leg of the bracket assembly to releasably engage a bottom surface of the shelf to releasably engage the bracket assembly with the shelf, wherein a spacer portion interconnects the lower leg and the upper leg;
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- (c) engaging fruit with a hook assembly extending from the bracket assembly.
1 more element
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.