US 6,629,679 B1Granted

Wall mount shelving system

OwnerLeroy Wilksinventor

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Abstract

A mounting system comprises a cylindrical member having an end formed with threads and at least one axial slot there through for supporting a shelf. A generally cylindrical mounting plate has a circumference with threads adapted to releasably couple to the threads of a cylindrical member. The mounting plate has at least one hole there through for attachment to a recipient surface.

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A shelving system adapted for supporting shelves through internally threaded cylindrical members with slots for receiving the shelves comprising, in combination:

a vertically oriented, rigid, planar, recipient surface;
a pair of cylindrical members, each cylindrical member having a closed end and an open end with an interior surface and an exterior surface, each cylindrical member further having female threads formed in the interior surface adjacent to the open end, each cylindrical member having axial slots there through at diametrically opposed locations, each slot having a common short height circumferentially and a long length axially;
a pair of mounting plates, each mounting plate having an interior face and an exterior face with the mounting plate having a generally cylindrical, thin, outer circumference, the circumference of each mounting plate having three arcuate concave regions, each about 60 degrees, equally spaced around the circumference, the circumference of each mounting plate having three arcuate convex regions each about 60 degrees, equally spaced around the circumference between the concave regions, the convex regions each having male threads adapted to releasably couple to the threads of the cylindrical member, each mounting plate further having central extent with three beveled holes symmetrically located adjacent to the circumference in proximity to the convex regions, the beveled holes having a large aperture opening in the exterior face of the mounting plate and a small aperture opening into the interior face of the mounting plate, the interior face being adapted to lie flush with the recipient surface at spaced locations at a common elevation so that the slots of the cylindrical members are in a common first horizontal plane, one of the three concave regions of each mounting plate being adapted to be positioned at the upper most extent of the recipient surface whereby adjacent edges of the convex regions lie laterally spaced when coupled to the planar surface such that their adjacent edges lie in a second horizontal plane above the first horizontal plane for supporting a level during mounting;
a plurality of set screws having a pointed end and a head end with a flared top portion with a coupling recess and male threads there between, the screws being adapted to threadedly couple through the mounting plate into the recipient surface such that the pointed end and threads pierce the planar surface and the head end lies within the beveled holes with the flared top portion lying flush with the top face of the mounting plate so that the mounting plate may threadedly receive and support the cylindrical member;
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a rectangular rigid planar shelf having opposed ends with a central extent there between, the shelf having a thickness slightly less than the height of the slots and a width slightly less than the length of the slots and a length slightly greater than the distance between adjacent slots of the spaced cylindrical members and extending through and supported by the slots of the cylindrical members.

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A shelving system adapted for supporting a shelf comprising:

a vertically oriented, rigid, planar, recipient surface;
a cylindrical member having a closed end and an open end with an interior surface and an exterior surface, the cylindrical member further having female threads formed in the interior surface adjacent to the open end, the cylindrical member having axial slots there through at diametrically opposed locations, each slot having a common short height circumferentially and a long length axially;
a mounting plate having an interior face and an exterior face with the mounting plate having a generally cylindrical, thin, outer circumference, the circumference of the mounting plate having three arcuate concave regions, each about 60 degrees, equally spaced around the circumference, the circumference of the mounting plate having three arcuate convex regions each about 60 degrees, equally spaced around the circumference between the concave regions, the convex regions each having male threads adapted to releasably couple to the threads of the cylindrical member, the mounting plate further having central extent with three beveled holes symmetrically located adjacent to the circumference in proximity to the convex regions, the beveled holes having a large aperture opening in the exterior face of the mounting plate and a small aperture opening into the interior face of the mounting plate, the interior face being adapted to lie flush with the recipient surface at spaced locations at a common elevation so that the slots of the cylindrical members are in a common first horizontal plane, one of the three concave regions of each mounting plate being adapted to be positioned at an upper most extent of the recipient surface whereby adjacent edges of the convex regions lie laterally spaced when coupled to the planar surface such that their adjacent edges lie in a second horizontal plane above the first horizontal plane for supporting a level during mounting;
a plurality of set screws having a pointed end and a head end with a flared top portion with a coupling recess and male threads there between, the screws being adapted to threadedly couple through the mounting plate into the recipient surface such that the pointed end and threads pierce the planar surface and the head end lies within the beveled holes with the flared top portion lying flush with the top face of the mounting plate so that the mounting plate may threadedly receive and support the cylindrical member;
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a rectangular rigid planar shelf having opposed ends with a central extent there between, the shelf having a thickness slightly less than the height of the slots and a width slightly less than the length of the slots and a length greater than the distance between the slots of the cylindrical member and extending through and supported by the slots of the cylindrical members at adjacent to the central extent of the shelf.

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Abstract

A shelving system adapted for supporting shelves through internally threaded cylindrical members with slots for receiving the shelves comprising, in combination:

a vertically oriented, rigid, planar, recipient surface;
a pair of cylindrical members, each cylindrical member having a closed end and an open end with an interior surface and an exterior surface, each cylindrical member further having female threads formed in the interior surface adjacent to the open end, each cylindrical member having axial slots there through at diametrically opposed locations, each slot having a common short height circumferentially and a long length axially;
a pair of mounting plates, each mounting plate having an interior face and an exterior face with the mounting plate having a generally cylindrical, thin, outer circumference, the circumference of each mounting plate having three arcuate concave regions, each about 60 degrees, equally spaced around the circumference, the circumference of each mounting plate having three arcuate convex regions each about 60 degrees, equally spaced around the circumference between the concave regions, the convex regions each having male threads adapted to releasably couple to the threads of the cylindrical member, each mounting plate further having central extent with three beveled holes symmetrically located adjacent to the circumference in proximity to the convex regions, the beveled holes having a large aperture opening in the exterior face of the mounting plate and a small aperture opening into the interior face of the mounting plate, the interior face being adapted to lie flush with the recipient surface at spaced locations at a common elevation so that the slots of the cylindrical members are in a common first horizontal plane, one of the three concave regions of each mounting plate being adapted to be positioned at the upper most extent of the recipient surface whereby adjacent edges of the convex regions lie laterally spaced when coupled to the planar surface such that their adjacent edges lie in a second horizontal plane above the first horizontal plane for supporting a level during mounting;
a plurality of set screws having a pointed end and a head end with a flared top portion with a coupling recess and male threads there between, the screws being adapted to threadedly couple through the mounting plate into the recipient surface such that the pointed end and threads pierce the planar surface and the head end lies within the beveled holes with the flared top portion lying flush with the top face of the mounting plate so that the mounting plate may threadedly receive and support the cylindrical member;
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a rectangular rigid planar shelf having opposed ends with a central extent there between, the shelf having a thickness slightly less than the height of the slots and a width slightly less than the length of the slots and a length slightly greater than the distance between adjacent slots of the spaced cylindrical members and extending through and supported by the slots of the cylindrical members.

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