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US 2026/0096648 A1Published application
Shelving units utilizing hybrid connection system
AssigneeTaiwan Shin Yeh Enterprise Co., Ltd.
InventorsRichard Lui, Gregory Mohr
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Abstract
A shelving assembly employing a hybrid connection system using both threaded and non-threaded fasteners, designed to provide shelving that is both relatively strong and durable, while also being capable of relatively rapid assembly and disassembly.
Claims13
1-7. (canceled)
A shelving assembly, comprising:
- first and second side frame structures, each comprising a pair of adjacent vertical posts connected by pairs of three or more opposing horizontal members, including a pair of top-most opposing horizontal members and a pair of bottom-most opposing horizontal members, and wherein the first and second side frame structures are connected to each other by three or more pairs of cross-members, including top-most and bottom-most pairs of cross-members;
- wherein the pair of top-most opposing horizontal members and the pair of bottom-most opposing horizontal members are each connected by threadable fasteners to the vertical posts;
- one or more shelving units located intermediately between the pair of top-most opposing cross-members and the pair of bottom-most opposing cross-members, the one or more shelving units connected by snap-fit attachment to the vertical posts;
- wherein the pair of top-most opposing cross-members and the pair of bottom-most opposing cross-members are attached by threadable fasteners to the vertical posts;
- and
- wherein the shelving assembly may be relatively rapidly assembled.
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A shelving assembly, comprising:
- first and second side frame structures, each comprising a pair of adjacent vertical posts connected by pairs of three or more opposing horizontal members, including a pair of top-most opposing horizontal members and a pair of bottom-most opposing horizontal members, and wherein the first and second side frame structures are connected to each other by three or more pairs of cross-members, including top-most and bottom-most pairs of cross-members;
- wherein the pair of top-most opposing horizontal members and the pair of bottom-most opposing horizontal members are each connected by threaded fasteners to the vertical posts;
- one or more shelving units located intermediately between the pair of top-most opposing cross-members and the pair of bottom-most opposing cross-members, the one or more shelving units connected by snap-fit attachment to the vertical posts;
- wherein the pair of top-most opposing cross-members and the pair of bottom-most opposing cross-members are attached by threaded fasteners to the vertical posts;
- further comprising adjacent vertical posts vertically stacked, wherein the vertically-stacked posts are connected by a vertical pin;
- wherein the shelving assembly may be relatively rapidly assembled.
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19-21. (canceled)
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.