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US 6,877,826 B2Granted
Locker shelf assembly with slideable drawer
OwnerGeorge W. Wood, Robert A. Schweitzerinventors
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Abstract
A shelf assembly has expandable shelves connected to upright legs that horizontally support the shelves in a locker. A drawer slidably mounted on one shelf for movement between open and closed positions engages a longitudinal rib to maintain the drawer generally horizontal when the drawer is moved to the out position. The drawer when in the closed position can be moved into a nested position in the shelf to facilitate packaging and display in a flat box. The legs having tight fit connections with the corners of the shelf.
Claims40
A shelf assembly comprising:
- a shelf having a top wall, a drawer located below the top wall of the shelf, means joined to the shelf slidably supporting the drawer for generally horizontal movement between closed and open positions relative to the shelf, said drawer having a transverse end wall, and a longitudinal rib joined to the top wall of the shelf and extended downwardly toward the drawer, said transverse end wall of the drawer being engageable with said rib to retain the drawer in a generally horizontal position during movement of the drawer relative to the means joined to the shelf slidably supporting the drawer between the closed and open positions of the drawer.
A shelf assembly comprising:
- a first shelf member, a second shelf member, said first and second shelf members having cooperating means slideably supporting the first shelf member on the second shelf member whereby the first and second shelf members are movable between contracted and expanded positions, members for retaining the first and second shelf means in selected positions, a drawer located below the second shelf member, means joined to the second shelf member slidably supporting the drawer for movement between open and closed positions relative to the second shelf member, said drawer having a bottom wall, upright side walls and front and rear end walls joined to the bottom wall, and outwardly directed lips joined to the side walls, said lips being engageable with the means slidably supporting the drawer for movement between open and closed positions, said second shelf member having a top wall, and a longitudinal rib joined to the top wall of the second shelf member and extended downwardly toward the bottom wall of the drawer, said rear end wall of the drawer being engageable with the rib to retain the drawer in a generally horizontal position during movement of the drawer relative to the means joined to the second shelf member slidably supporting the drawer between the closed and open positions of the drawer.
A leg for a shelf assembly comprising:
- a one-piece elongated linear member having a first side wail having a flat outside first surface, a second side wall having a flat outside second surface, said first and second surfaces being laterally spaced and parallel to each other, a transverse web located between and joined to the first and second side walls, and a plurality of sleeves joined to the web, said sleeves extended laterally from the web and surrounding transverse cylindrical holes.
A shelf assembly comprising:
- a shelf, upright legs for supporting the shelf in a horizontal position, said legs having upright side walls and sleeves located between the side walls, said sleeves having holes, said shelf having corner portions with pockets accommodating sections of the legs, each corner portion having laterally spaced first and second walls on opposite sides of a pocket, a pair of fingers attached to the shelf for each leg extended into a pocket, said fingers extended through one of the holes in said sleeves for each leg, and a head on the outer end of each finger engageable with the sleeve accommodating said pair of fingers to restrict outward movement of the leg relative to the shelf and holding portions of the side walls of the leg in firm engagement with the first and second walls of the corner portions of the shelf to restrict movement of the legs relative to the shelf.
A shelf assembly comprising:
- a shelf, upright legs for supporting the shelf in a horizontal position, said legs having upright side walls and sleeves located between the side walls, said sleeves having holes, said shelf having corner portions with pockets accommodating sections of the legs, each corner portion having laterally spaced first and second walls on opposite sides of a pocket, at least one finger attached to said shelf for each leg extended into a pocket, said finger extended through one of the holes in said sleeves and engageable with the sleeve accommodating the finger and holding portions of the side walls on the leg in firm engagement with the first and second walls of the corner portions of the shelf to restrict movement of the legs relative to the shelf, each of said corner portions having a third wall joined to the first and second walls, said finger being joined to the third wall and extended into the pocket between the first and second walls, a head on the outer end of the finger engageable with the sleeve accommodating the finger to retain portions of the leg in firm engagement with the third wall to restrict movement of the leg relative to the shelf.
A shelf assembly comprising:
- a first shelf member, a second shelf member, said first and second shelf members having cooperating means slidably supporting the first shelf member on the second shelf member whereby the first and second shelf members are movable between contracted and expanded positions, means for retaining the first and second shelf members in selected positions, upright legs for supporting the shelf members in a horizontal position, said legs having laterally spaced upright side walls and sleeves with holes along the length of said legs located between the side walls, said first and second shelf members having portions with pockets accommodating sections of the legs, each section having laterally spaced first and second walls on opposite sides of a pocket, and finger means on said first and second shelf members extended into said pockets and through said holes and engageable with said sleeves to hold the sections of the side walls of the legs in firm engagement with the first and second walls of the portions of the shelf members thereby restricting movement of the legs relative to the shelf members, each of said portions of the shelf members having a third wall joined to the first and second walls, said finger means being joined to the third wall and extended into the pocket between the first and second walls, a head on the end of the finger means engageable with the sleeve accommodating the finger means to retain portions of the leg in firm engagement with the third wall to restrict movement of the leg relative to the shelf.
A shelf assembly comprising:
- a shelf including portions having outwardly open pockets and laterally spaced walls on opposite sides of the pockets, upright legs located in the pockets for supporting the shelf on a support, each of the legs comprising a one-piece elongated linear member having a first side wall having a flat outside first surface, a second side wall having a flat outside second surface, said first and second surfaces being laterally spaced and parallel to each other with opposite portions of the surfaces located in firm engagement with the laterally spaced walls of a portion of the shelf, a transverse web located between and joined to the first and second side walls, and a plurality of sleeves joined to the web, said sleeves extended laterally from the web and surrounding transverse cylindrical holes, and means extended through one hole in each leg connected to the portions of the shelf to retain the legs in the pockets with the first and second surfaces in firm engagement with the laterally spaced walls of the portions of the shelf.
A shelf assembly comprising:
- a shelf including portions having outwardly open pockets, said portions having laterally spaced first and second walls on opposite sides of the pockets, and legs for supporting the shelf on a support, said legs having side walls and holes between the side walls, said side walls of the legs having portions located in firm engagement with the first and second walls of the shelf, and means extended through one of said holes in each leg connected to the portions of the shelf to retain the legs in the pockets with the portions of the legs in firm engagement with the first and second walls of the shelf to restrict movement of the legs relative to the shelf, the portions of the shelf having third walls extended between the first and second walls, said legs being retained in firm engagement with the third wall by the means extended through one of the holes in each leg connected to the portions of the shelf to restrict movement of the legs relative to the shelf, said means extended through one of the holes in each leg connected to the portions of the shelf comprising fingers joined to the third walls for holding the legs in firm engagement with the third walls.
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