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US 6,298,999 B1Granted
Tire storage rack
OwnerRicky B. Bellmaninventor
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Abstract
A improved storage rack for tires includes a pallet and frame assembly removably mounted on the pallet. The frame assembly uses a combination spring loading and clipping as a securing device for mounting on the pallet. Also, the frame assembly permits the pallets to be more easily stacked and unstacked.
Claims7
A tire storage rack adapted to store a larger number of tires in a lesser amount of floor space comprising:
- (a) a frame assembly being removably mounted on a pallet;
- (b) the frame assembly having a gripping member adapted to receive the pallet and lock the frame assembly thereon;
- (c) the frame assembly being adapted to receive a plurality of tires to rest on the pallet;
- (d) the frame assembly having a first H-shaped frame and a second H-shaped frame;
- (e) the first H-shaped frame and the second H-shaped frame having at least one cap cross bar connecting therebetween;
- (f) the at least one cap cross bar being oppositely disposed from the gripping member;
- (g) the at least one cap cross bar being in a female to male relationship with both the first H-shaped frame and the second H-shaped frame;
- (h) the gripping member being a U-shaped member adapted to receive the pallet;
- (i) the first H-shaped frame and the second H-shaped frame each having a first tall arm and a second tall arm;
- (j) a brace connecting the first tall arm to the second tall arm;
- (k) the U-shaped member being at an end of each of the first tall arm and the second tall arm;
- (l) the U-shaped member being below the brace;
- (m) the brace permitting a temporary widening of the separation between the first tall arm and the second tall arm in order to secure the frame assembly to the pallet;
- (n) the at least one cap cross bar including a first bar and a second bar;
- (o) the first bar connecting the first H-shaped frame to the second H-shaped frame;
- (p) the second bar connecting the first H-shaped frame to the second H-shaped frame;
- (q) the first bar being substantially parallel to the second bar;
- (r) a lever foot protruding from the U-shaped member as support for securing the frame assembly to the pallet;
- (s) the lever foot being adapted to fit between a pair of adjoining boards forming the pallet;
- and
- (t) the frame being a snap fit assembly.
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A tire storage rack adapted to store a larger number of tires in a lesser amount of floor space comprising:
- (a) a frame assembly being removably mounted on a pallet;
- (b) the frame assembly having a gripping member adapted to receive the pallet and lock the frame assembly thereon;
- (c) the frame assembly being adapted to receive a plurality of tires to rest on the pallet;
- (d) the frame assembly having a first ladder frame and a second ladder frame;
- (e) the first ladder frame and the second ladder frame having at least one bar connecting therebetween;
- (f) the at least one bar being oppositely disposed from the gripping member;
- (g) the first ladder frame and the second ladder frame, each having at least two horizontal bars between two vertical bars;
- (h) the first ladder frame and the second ladder frame having at least one cap cross bar connecting therebetween;
- (i) the at least one cap cross bar being oppositely disposed from the gripping member;
- (j) the at least two horizontal bars including a bottom support bar and a lower support bar;
- (k) the bottom support bar being closer to the pallet than the lower support bar;
- (l) the at least one cap cross bar being a first cross cap bar and a second cross cap bar;
- (m) a lever foot protruding from the U-shaped member as support for securing the frame assembly to the pallet;
- (n) the lever foot being adapted to fit between a pair of adjoining boards forming the pallet;
- and
- (o) the frame being a snap fit assembly.
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A tire storage rack adapted to store a larger number of tires in a lesser amount of floor space comprising:
- (a) a frame assembly being removably mounted on a pallet;
- (b) the frame assembly having a gripping member adapted to receive the pallet and lock the frame assembly thereon;
- (c) the frame assembly being adapted to receive a plurality of tires to rest on the pallet;
- (d) the frame assembly having a first H-shaped frame and a second H-shaped frame;
- (e) the gripping member being a U-shaped member;
- (f) a lever foot protruding from the U-shaped member as support for securing the frame assembly t o the pallet;
- (g) the at least one cap cross bar being oppositely disposed from the gripping member;
- (h) the at least one bar being in a female to male relationship with both the first H-shaped frame and the second H-shaped frame;
- (i) the gripping member being a U-shaped member adapted to receive the pallet;
- (j) the first H-shaped frame and the second H-shaped frame each having a first tall arm and a second tall arm;
- (k) a brace connecting the first tall arm to the second tall arm;
- (l) the first H-shaped frame and the second H-shaped frame having at least one cap cross bar connecting therebetween;
- (m) the U-shaped member being at an end of each of the first tall arm and the second tall arm;
- (n) the U-shaped member being below the brace;
- (o) the brace permitting a temporary widening of the separation between the first tall arm and the second tall arm in order to secure the frame assembly to the pallet;
- (p) the at least one bar being a first bar and a second bar;
- (q) the first bar connecting the first H-shaped frame to the second H-shaped frame;
- (r) the second bar connecting the first H-shaped frame to the second H-shaped frame;
- (s) the first bar being substantially parallel to the second bar;
- (t) a lever foot protruding from the U-shaped member as support for securing the frame assembly to the pallet;
- (u) the lever foot being adapted to fit between a pair of adjoining boards forming the pallet;
- and
- (v) the frame being a snap fit assembly.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.