Workbench and rack and accessories therefor
AssigneePerfect Site LLC
InventorJared W. Hanlon
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Abstract
Aspects of the invention comprise work benches and racks (which may comprise wall mounted racks or racks with elevated supported shelves or the like), such as storage and mounting racks. Additional aspects of the invention comprise features of, or accessories for, such workbenches or racks, such as frame assemblies, notched shelf beams, drawers, pegboards, decking (such as wire decking) and the like. Yet other aspects of the invention comprise methods of manufacturing, packing/shipping and assembling such workbenches and racks.
Claims20
A packaging assembly comprising:
- a first upright;
- a second upright;
- a cross member coupled to and extending between the first and second uprights;
- a plurality of shelf beams disposed between the first and second uprights;
- and
- a plurality of brackets each having a notch configured to receive a corresponding one of the plurality of shelf beams in order to allow the plurality of shelf beams to nest between the first and second uprights.
A drawer for a workbench, the workbench comprising a first end frame assembly having a width, a second end frame assembly having a width, and one or more shelf beams coupled to and extending between the first and second end frame assemblies, the drawer comprising:
- a front panel;
- a first side removably coupled to the front panel;
- and
- a second side removably coupled to the front panel,
- wherein the drawer is configured to support the workbench in a collapsed configuration. and
- wherein the drawer has a width greater than the width of the first end frame assembly and the width of the second end frame assembly.
A first end frame assembly for use with a work bench comprising a second end frame assembly and at least one shelf beam, the first end frame assembly comprising:
- a first upright;
- a second upright;
- a first cross member coupled to and extending between the first upright and the second upright;
- a second cross member coupled to and extending between the first upright and the second upright;
- and
- a pegboard body coupled to and extending between each of the first and second uprights,
- wherein the at least one shelf beam is configured to extend between and be coupled to the first and second end frame assemblies.
A wire deck, comprising:
- a first wire deck portion;
- a second wire deck portion;
- and
- a wire decking bracket comprising a base plate, a first tab extending outwardly from the base plate and configured to engage the first wire deck portion in order to join the wire decking bracket to the first wire deck portion, and a second tab extending outwardly from the base plate and configured to engage the second wire deck portion in order to join the wire decking bracket to the second wire deck portion,
- wherein, when the first and second tabs are configured to engage and exert a biasing force on the corresponding first and second wire deck portions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.