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US 6,138,583 AGranted
Shelving system and components thereof
AssigneeHarold J. Herbs
InventorsMark D Mahone, Harold J Erbs
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Abstract
A modular shelving system that includes framework which provides structural integrity and distribution of electrical wiring, communication, data transmission and other services, and brackets and shelves which may be interlocked for stability purposes. The shelves exhibit increased strength to provide greater shelf spans between framework supports. The shelving system is suitable for universal application in laboratories, clean rooms and other rooms, and may also constitute a self-standing structure on which a room may be built.
Claims19
A shelf assembly, comprising:
- a plurality of mounting brackets each having a lip and a retaining barrier;
- a shelf having ends supported by the lips, and holes located in proximity to the retaining barriers;
- bushings inserted into the holes of the shelf;
- and
- retaining clips each having curved flanges and an upper flange with a hole therein;
- wherein the retaining clips are positioned such that the curved flanges engage the retaining barrier and the bushing protrudes through the upper flange hole.
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A shelving system, comprising:
- a plurality of structural members coupled together in an arrangement capable of supporting a load, wherein at least one of the members includes slots and an internal channel for distributing services;
- at least one bracket inserted into at least one of the slots;
- at least one bracket filler inserted into the remaining slots not occupied by the at least one bracket;
- and
- at least one shelf mounted on the at least one bracket;
- wherein insertion of the at least one bracket and at least one bracket filler into the slots creates a liquid proof seal for the internal channel.
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A shelf assembly, comprising:
- at least one mounting bracket having a lip and a retaining barrier;
- a shelf having an end supported by the lip, and a hole located in proximity to the retaining barrier;
- a bushing inserted into the hole of the shelf;
- and
- a retaining clip having curved flanges and an upper flange with a hole therein;
- wherein the retaining clip is positioned such that the curved flanges engage the retaining barrier and the bushing protrudes through the upper flange hole.
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A shelving system, comprising:
- a plurality of structural members coupled together in an arrangement capable of supporting a load, wherein at least one of the members include slots and an internal channel for distributing services;
- at least one bracket inserted into at least one of the slots;
- at least one bracket filler inserted into the remaining slots not occupied by the at least one bracket;
- at least one filler positioned in a gap between the at least one bracket or the at least one bracket filler and at least one of the slots;
- and
- at least one shelf mounted on the at least one bracket;
- wherein insertion of the at least one bracket and the at least one bracket filler into the slots and the insertion of the at least one filler into the gap creates a liquid proof seal for the internal channel.
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A shelving system, comprising:
- a plurality of structural members coupled together in an arrangement capable of supporting a load, wherein at least one of the members includes slots and an internal channel for distributing services;
- at least one bracket inserted into at least one of the slots;
- at least one bracket filler inserted into the remaining slots not occupied by the at least one bracket;
- and
- at least one shelf mounted on the at least one bracket;
- wherein insertion of the at least one bracket or at least one bracket filler into the slots creates a liquid proof seal for the internal channel.
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A shelving system, comprising:
- a plurality of structural members coupled together in an arrangement capable of supporting a load, wherein at least one of the members includes slots and an internal channel for distributing services;
- at least one bracket inserted into at least one of the slots;
- at least one bracket filler inserted into the remaining slots not occupied by the at least one bracket;
- at least one filler positioned in a gap between the at least one bracket or the at least one bracket filler and at least one of the slots;
- and
- at least one shelf mounted on the at least one bracket;
- wherein insertion of the at least one bracket or the at least one bracket filler into the slots and the insertion of the at least one filler into the gap creates a liquid proof seal for the internal channel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.