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US 5,538,213 AGranted
Bracket for shelving, furniture and the like
AssigneeBrown Office Systems, Inc.
InventorVernon Brown
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Abstract
A multi-hook bracket for supporting shelving furniture, and the like, includes a horizontally moveable lock that can engage into an aperture in the support standard in which the bracket is mounted. The lock has a key-hole opening to receive a tool that enables a force to be applied between the lock and the main body of the bracket to move the lock horizontally to engage and disengage it from the aperture in the standard.
Claims7
A support bracket for shelving comprising:
- a main body having a vertical edge from which extend a plurality of spaced apart, outwardly directed hooks for mounting the bracket on a vertical support standard with said hooks extending into vertically spaced apertures in the standard;
- a lock for preventing removal of the bracket from the standard, said lock comprising a member that is movably mounted on the main body of the bracket for displacement towards and away from the support standard between a locked and unlocked position and including a portion adapted to engage in an aperture of the support standard, the lock being disposed on the vertical edge of the main body so that it enters and at least partially occupies an aperture of the support standard that is not partially occupied by one of the bracket's hooks.
A support bracket for shelving comprising:
- a main body having a vertical edge from which extend a plurality of spaced apart, outwardly directed hooks for mounting the bracket on a vertical support standard with said hooks extending into vertically spaced apertures on the standard;
- a lock for preventing removal of the bracket from the standard;
- said lock being located in an open channel in the vertical edge of the main body and movable towards and away from the support standard between a locked and unlocked position;
- said lock comprising a U-shaped member having two opposed limbs which surround and slide on a bridge portion of the body that extends across the said open channel and an extended distal end portion that is adapted to engage in an aperture of the support standard.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.