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US 6,634,511 B2Granted
Modular shelving system and components
OwnerMark J. Mangherainventor
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Abstract
A modular shelving system includes structural shelving components and connector shelving components for joining the structural shelving components together in a variety of configurations. Each structural shelving component has a face surface and elongated edge surfaces. A plurality of apertures are formed extending along the edge surfaces of the structural shelving component. A center-to-center distance between adjacent apertures is X. A distance between the centers of the apertures and the face surface is X/2. A distance between an end one of the apertures and an end of the edge surface is X/2. Each connector shelving component has a plurality of projections extending therefrom. A center-to-center distance between adjacent projections is X.
Claims14
A modular shelving system, comprising:
- (a) a plurality of vertically oriented shelving support structures, wherein each of the plurality of vertically oriented shelving support structures includes two substantially flat parallel face surfaces with generally elongated edge surfaces formed between the face surfaces, wherein the face and edge surfaces are formed at right angles to each other, and including a plurality of apertures formed in at least two of the edge surfaces and extending along a length thereof, wherein a center-to-center distance between the plurality of apertures is a selected distance X and wherein a distance between the center of each of the plurality of apertures and at least one of the face surfaces is X/2;
- (b) a plurality of horizontally oriented shelves, wherein each of the plurality of horizontally oriented shelves includes two substantially flat parallel face surfaces with generally elongated edge surfaces formed between the face surfaces, wherein the face and edge surfaces are formed at right angles to each other, and including a plurality of apertures formed in at least two of the edge surfaces and extending along a length thereof, wherein a center-to-center distance between the plurality of apertures is a selected distance X and wherein a distance between the center of each of the plurality of apertures and at least one of the face surfaces is X/2;
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- (c) a plurality of connector shelving components joining the vertically oriented shelving support structures to the horizontally oriented shelves to form a modular shelving system, wherein each connector shelving component includes a flat surface and a plurality of projections integral with and extending from the flat surface, wherein a center to center distance between adjacent ones of the plurality of projections is the distance X, and wherein each of the plurality of projections is inserted into a corresponding aperture formed in the vertically oriented shelving support structures or the horizontally oriented shelves to join the vertically oriented shelving support structures and the horizontally oriented shelves together.
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A modular shelving system kit, comprising:
- (a) a plurality of shelving support structures, wherein each of the plurality of shelving support structures includes two substantially flat parallel face surfaces with generally elongated edge surfaces formed between the face surfaces, wherein the face and edge surfaces are formed at right angles to each other, and including a plurality of apertures formed in at least two of the edge surfaces and extending along a length thereof, wherein a center-to-center distance between the plurality of apertures is a selected distance X and wherein a distance between the center of each of the plurality of apertures and at least one of the face surfaces is X!2;
- (b) a plurality of shelves, wherein each of the plurality of shelves includes two substantially flat parallel face surfaces with generally elongated edge surfaces formed between the face surfaces, wherein the face and edge surfaces are formed at right angles to each other, and including a plurality of apertures formed in at least two of the edge surfaces and extending along a length thereof, wherein a center-to-center distance between the plurality of apertures is a selected distance X and wherein a distance between the center of each of the plurality of apertures and at least one of the face surfaces is X/2;
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- (c) a plurality of connector shelving components for joining the shelving support structures to the shelves to form a modular shelving system, wherein each connector shelving component includes a flat surface and a plurality of projections integral with and extending from the flat surface, wherein a center to center distance between adjacent ones of the plurality of projections is the distance X, and wherein each of the plurality of projections is adapted to be inserted into a corresponding aperture formed in the shelving support structures or the shelves to join the shelving support structures and the shelves together.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.