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US 7,832,571 B2Granted
Shelving system
AssigneeWhitmor Mfg. Co., Inc.
InventorSandy Felsenthal
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Abstract
A shelving system includes first and second side frames, each of said side frames having at least one upwardly extending prong; a shelf frame having at least two connector sections, wherein each of said connector sections is in communication with one of said side frames; and wherein each connector section defines a vertical hole therein to receive one of said upwardly extending prongs.
Claims6
A shelving system comprising:
- first and second side frames, each of said side frames having at least one upwardly extending prong;
- a shelf frame having at least two connector sections;
- each of said connector sections:
- being in communication with one of said side frames;
- defining a vertical hole therein to receive one of said upwardly extending prongs;
- comprising a distal end;
- and
- further comprising a connector insert forming a removable and replaceable portion of said connector section and wherein said connector insert at least partially engages said distal end;
- wherein at least said connector section of said shelf frame comprises a cylindrical cross-section having an inside diameter and an outside diameter;
- said connector insert comprising a first portion having a circular cross-section and an outside diameter smaller than said inside diameter of said connector section, thereby allowing said first portion of said connector insert to be inserted into said connector section;
- and
- said connector insert comprising a second portion having a cylindrical cross-section and an outside diameter generally equivalent to said outside diameter of said connector section.
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A shelf, comprising
- first and second side frames, each of said side frames having at least one upwardly extending prong;
- a shelf frame having at least two connector sections, wherein each of said connector sections is in communication with one of said side frames and comprises a cylindrical cross-section having an inside diameter and an outside diameter;
- said connector section comprising a connector insert further comprising a first portion having a cylindrical cross-section and an outside diameter smaller than said inside diameter of said connector section, thereby allowing said first portion of said connector insert to be inserted into said connector section;
- and
- said connector insert comprising a second portion having a circular cross-section and an outside diameter generally equivalent to said outside diameter of said connector section;
- and
- wherein each connector section defines a vertical hole therein to receive one of said upwardly extending prongs.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.