Removable shelf locking system
AssigneeAllen Field Company, Inc.
InventorsAndrew Lawrence Franzone, Jr., Robert Ahearn
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a shelf locking system. The shelf locking system includes a shelf support and a shelf lock. The shelf support is configured to contact a first side of a shelf. The shelf lock is removably engageable with the shelf support. The shelf lock includes a body section and a first contact member. The first contact member extends from the body section. The shelf lock is installed in one of two positions. The first contact member is configured to contact a second side of the shelf when the shelf lock is in the first position. The first contact member is configured to contact a third side of the shelf when the shelf lock is in the second position.
Claims20
A shelf locking system comprising:
- a shelf support configured to contact a first side of a shelf;
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- a shelf lock removably engageable with the shelf support, wherein the shelf lock is configured to be removable from the shelf support when at least a portion of the shelf support is installed in a cabinet wall, wherein the shelf lock comprises a body section and a first contact member extending from the body section, wherein the shelf lock is installed in one of two positions, wherein the first contact member is configured to contact a second side of the shelf when the shelf lock is in the first position, and wherein the first contact member is configured to contact a third side of the shelf when the shelf lock is in the second position.
A shelf locking system comprising:
- a shelf support configured to contact a first side of a shelf;
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- a shelf lock removably engageable with the shelf support, wherein the shelf lock comprises a body section and a first contact member extending from the body section, wherein the shelf lock is installed in one of two positions, wherein the first contact member is configured to contact a second side of the shelf when the shelf lock is in the first position, wherein the first contact member is configured to contact a third side of the shelf when the shelf lock is in the second position, wherein the shelf lock further comprises a second contact member extending from the body section, and wherein the second contact member is configured to contact the second side of the shelf when the shelf lock is in the first position and the second position.
A shelf locking system comprising:
- a shelf support configured to contact a first side of a shelf;
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- a shelf lock removably engageable with the shelf support, wherein the shelf lock comprises a body section and a first contact member extending from the body section, wherein the shelf lock is installed in one of two positions, wherein the first contact member is configured to contact a second side of the shelf when the shelf lock is in the first position, wherein the first contact member is configured to contact a third side of the shelf when the shelf lock is in the second position, and wherein the shelf lock further comprises two arm members extending from a lateral side of the body portion.
A cabinet shelf locking system comprising:
- a shelf support configured to be insertable into a cabinet wall, wherein the shelf support comprises a first surface and a second surface, and wherein the first surface is configured to contact a first side of a cabinet shelf;
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- a shelf lock comprising two contact members and a latch arm member, wherein the two contact members are configured to contact a second side of the cabinet shelf, wherein the latch arm member is configured to extend between the cabinet wall and an end of the cabinet shelf, and wherein the latch arm member comprises a latch contact area engageable with the second surface.
A shelf locking system comprising:
- a shelf support comprising a first surface, a first end, and a first portion, wherein the first surface is configured to contact a first side of a shelf, wherein the first end is substantially perpendicular to the first surface, and wherein the first portion extends from the first end;
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- a shelf lock configured to contact a second side of the shelf, wherein the shelf lock comprises a body section and two arm members extending from the body section, wherein at least one of the two arm members is resiliently deflectable, and wherein the two arm members are configured to receive the first portion therebetween.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.