Knockdown frame storage system
AssigneeSteelcase Development Corporation
InventorsMark A. Buchalter, Jim Tappel, George J. Simons, Jr., Lawrence L. Laske
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Abstract
The storage system includes a universal frame adapted to support different inserts, such as a hanging folder, a hanging sling, and a hanging box-shaped insert and is adapted to be supported by various supports, such as bent-wire snap-attach legs, a panel bracket, and rigid box support. The storage system is knockdown and reconfigurable by a user, and thus provides flexibility of use, while taking advantage of common parts. Further, the system can be flexibly used in existing offices having shelves.
Claims17
A storage system for supporting items in a hanging folder, comprising:
- a unitary frame made of polymeric material and defining a planar geometric shape with a plurality of sides, the unitary frame being a one-piece single molding that defines an opening and a continuous perimeter around the opening, at least two of the sides having an up flange adapted to support opposite edges of the hanging folder, the geometric shape further including corners having an attachment feature in the form of a recess molded into the unitary frame;
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- legs configured to releasably engage the attachment feature and support the unitary frame above a support surface in a free-standing arrangement, the legs having a length chosen to support the unitary frame above the support surface, whereby folders shorter than the length will not touch the support surface but instead will hang within the unitary frame.
A storage system comprising:
- a unitary frame having a first up flange adapted to support hanging folders;
- a first insert having a container member configured sit within the universal frame and further having a first attachment member configured to engage and rest on the first up flange, the first attachment member having a second up flange configured to replicate the first up flange;
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- a plurality of second inserts each having a second attachment member configured to engage and selectively rest on either one of the first up flange said plurality of second inserts together and being removable from the unitary frame so that the plurality of second inserts can be taken as a unit to a location separate from the unitary frame.
A storage system comprising:
- a perimeter frame having a first flange adapted to engage and support hanging folders;
- a first insert having a container member configured to set within the perimeter frame and further having an first attachment member configured to engage and rest on the first flange, the first attachment member having a second flange;
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- a plurality of second inserts each having a second attachment member configured to engage and selectively rest on the second flange, the container member of the first insert containing and holding said plurality of second inserts together and being removable from the perimeter frame so that the plurality of second inserts can be taken as a unit to a location separate from the perimeter frame, but the second inserts also being removable for individual use.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.