Push-back retrofit system for a storage rack assembly

An apparatus for retrofitting a storage rack assembly with a push-back system, said apparatus comprising:

• rail structures for carrying a push-back cart, said rail structures including two rails formed from channel stock, thereby providing surfaces on which said push-back cart may travel;
• a load beam supporting said rail structures;
• connecting means for attaching said rails to said storage rack assembly, including clamping plates attached to said rails, said clamping plates clipped over a first surface of the load beam with said load beam pinched between said clamping plates and an opposing plate positioned against a second surface of said load beam, said second surface being opposed from said first surface;
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• means for inclining said rail structures so that the force of gravity will urge said push-back cart along said rails.

An apparatus for retrofitting a storage rack assembly with a push-back system, comprising:

• a pair of rails for carrying a push-back cart, said rails formed from channel stock, and having surfaces on which said push-back cart may roll;
• load beams for supporting said rails and for maintaining a predetermined distance between them;
• connecting means for attaching said rails to said storage rack assembly, including a clamping mechanism comprising a U-shaped member attached to each rail, said clamping mechanism clipped over a forward load beam of said storage rack and said U-shaped member having a nut through which a bolt may be threaded to pinch said load beam between said bolt and said U-shaped member;
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• means for inclining said rails so that the force of gravity will urge said push-back cart along.