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US 4,523,526 AGranted
Hanging strapped shelves
AssigneeSling-All Ltd.
InventorHugh O'Neill
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Abstract
Shelves are disclosed having slots cut in their ends, into which are threaded straps comprising loops of webbing. Top-straps are for supporting the topmost shelf from a wall, and shelf-straps are for supporting a shelf from a shelf above. The modularity of the pre-formed loops permits a very versatile system. Long shelves are also shown with T-slots by which the shelf can be supported intermediately.
Claims6
Shelf assembly, comprising:
- an upper shelf and a lower shelf, both of rectangular shape;
- a left shelf-strap and a right shelf-strap;
- where each shelf has respective left and right strap attachment locations;
- where the two shelf-straps are formed as substantially identical endless loops of webbing;
- where, at each strap attachment location, the shelf is provided with slots which pass right through the shelf from its top surface to its bottom surface;
- where the material of the shelf is divided by the slots into separate tongues;
- where each shelf-strap is attached to both shelves at respective strap attachment locations;
- where, at each strap attachment location, the webbing passes through the slots and passes alternately over and under the tongues at that location, in such a manner that a portion of the length of the webbing lies tightly flat against the top surface of one tongue, and another portion of the length lies tightly flat against the bottom surface of another tongue at that location;
- and where each slot is open to an edge of the shelf in such a manner that webbing is insertable into and removable from the slot in a direction in the plane of the shelf.
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