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US 7,124,903 B2Granted
Offset base storage rack assembly
AssigneeInterlake Material Handling, Inc.
InventorsRobert D. Gruber, Allen B. Kautz
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Abstract
A storage rack assembly includes a base detachably secured to the storage rack. The base has a recessed bottom portion closest to the aisle to protect the front legs from accidentally being hit by a forklift truck.
Claims35
A storage rack assembly for supporting products above the ground, comprising:
- a cantilevered base having
- a front;
- and
- a back;
- and
- defining forward and rear receptacles, at least said forward receptacle terminating at an elevation above the ground;
- and
- a support which extends to the ground and supports said base;
- and
- a storage rack supported on said base, including a forward leg received in and secured to said forward receptacle and a rear leg received in and secured to said rear receptacle, wherein said assembled base and storage rack define a recess that is at least six inches up from the ground and at least six inches back from the front of said forward receptacles.
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A storage rack assembly for supporting products above the ground, comprising:
- a cantilevered base having
- a front;
- and
- a back;
- and
- defining forward and rear receptacles, at least said forward receptacle terminating at an elevation above the ground;
- and
- a support which extends to the ground and supports said base, wherein said base defines a recess extending for at least six inches above ground level and at least six inches back from the front of the forward receptacle;
- and
- a storage rack supported on said base, including
- a vertical forward leg secured to said forward receptacle;
- and
- a vertical rear leg secured to said rear receptacle, with at least said forward leg terminating at an elevation above said recess;
- and
- a plurality of horizontal beams defining a plurality of shelves supported on said vertical forward and rear legs, wherein
- said forward and rear receptacles are made of a thicker-walled material than said forward and rear legs.
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A retrofit support for a storage rack including front and rear legs, comprising:
- a base to be secured to front and rear legs of the storage rack, said base including a bottom portion to be positioned on a surface upon which the storage rack will rest, a front portion to support a bottom end of the front leg of the storage rack at an elevated position above the surface, and a rear portion that includes a rear receptacle to receive the rear leg of the storage rack, in which a first front-to-rear width dimension of the base at the elevated position is greater than a second front-to-rear width dimension of the base at a lesser elevation above the surface.
A retrofit support for a storage rack including front and rear legs, comprising:
- a base adapted to be secured to the storage rack and to rest on a surface, the base having a front and a rear and including
- a front portion to support the front leg of the storage rack at an elevated position above the surface;
- and
- a rear portion that includes a rear receptacle to receive the rear leg of the storage rack;
- wherein said base defines an open space between the base and the surface on which it rests, said open space extending from an imaginary vertical line at the front of the base in a direction toward the rear of the base.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.