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US 5,685,238 AGranted
Shelving apparatus
AssigneeP & G Industries Plc
InventorDavid Anthony Chambers
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Abstract
Boltless shelving apparatus is described which comprises a number of upright support members (10), and a number of transverse shelf members (12). The shelves are mounted to the supports by insertion of downwardly extending engagement members (32) at the shelf corners into corresponding slots (20) in the uprights. The engagement members and slots preferably both have a generally "L" shaped cross-section, and the shelves may be mounted to the supports simply by downward movement of the engagement members into the slots.
Claims9
Apparatus comprising:
- one or more support members adapted to extend substantially vertically in use;
- and at least one transverse member having a corner to engage each support member and adapted to be supported by said support members;
- each support member comprising two substantially planar walls joined along a common edge to form an apex, and having at least one slot defined by a retention member disposed within the apex formed by said walls, the slot having limbs extending generally parallel to both of said walls and being open at upper and lower ends;
- said at least one transverse member being provided at at least one corner thereof with a depending engagement member, adapted to be received in the upper end of a said slot and to protrude from the lower end thereof and to be supported by a portion of the support below the slot;
- whereby said corner of said transverse member may be mounted to a respective support member by locating the engagement member in the apex formed by the walls of the support member, at a position above the slot, and moving the engagement member downwardly with respect to the support member so that it becomes engaged in and is retained by said slot.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.