# US 8,464,880 B2 · Storage rack

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- Number: US 8,464,880 B2
- Document ID: US8464880B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 13/347,412
- Filed: 2012-01-10
- Published: 2012-05-10
- Granted: 2013-06-18
- Earliest claimed: 2006-09-05
- Assignees: Seville Classics Inc.
- Applicants: Gary M Lim
- Inventors: Gary M Lim
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8464880B2

## CPC

- A47B 47/00: Cabinets, racks or shelf units, characterised by features related to dismountability or building-up from elements (A47B43/00, A47B45/00 take precedence; features for adjusting shelves or partitions A47B57/00)
- A47B 2220/0055: Furniture made of several parallel slats, hinged together by transverse rods passed through respective ends of slats
- Y10T 29/49826: Assembling or joining
- A47B: TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE (furniture jointing F16B)
- Y10T: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION

## Abstract

A rack for holding articles includes a plurality of sets of vertical battens, a plurality of sets of horizontal battens that are clamped together with the plurality of sets of vertical battens, a long connecting screw piece that extends through each set of horizontal and vertical battens, and a supplementary connecting screw that connects the front horizontal batten and the front vertical batten. The screw piece defines a pivot axis for folding the battens.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A rack for holding articles, the rack being pivotable between a folded orientation and a deployed orientation, comprising:
a first set of vertical battens, the first set of vertical battens having at least three battens;
a first set of horizontal battens, the first set of horizontal battens having at least three battens;
a connecting screw piece that extends through each batten in the first sets of horizontal and vertical battens with each of the vertical and horizontal battens being positioned directly adjacent to another of the vertical and horizontal battens, the screw piece defining a pivot axis;
a locking screw spaced apart from the connecting screw piece, and having an axis separate but parallel from the pivot axis, the locking screw connecting some but not all of the battens of the vertical and horizontal battens along the locking screw axis, the battens further including a front vertical batten, a rear vertical batten, a front horizontal batten and a rear horizontal batten, and wherein the locking screw connects the front horizontal batten and the front vertical batten;
wherein the horizontal and vertical battens are foldable about the pivot axis between the folded orientation and the deployed orientation; and
wherein the horizontal battens are pivotally connected to the vertical battens with all the horizontal battens disposed at right angles with all the vertical battens when the rack is in the deployed orientation, and wherein all the horizontal battens are parallel to a support surface on which at least two of the vertical battens are rested upon.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The rack of claim 1, further including a second set of vertical battens, the second set of vertical battens having at least three battens, with each batten in the second set of vertical battens being parallel to each batten in the first set of vertical battens when the rack is in the deployed orientation.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The rack of claim 2, further including a second set of horizontal battens, the second set of horizontal battens having at least three battens, with each batten in the second set of horizontal battens being parallel to each batten in the first set of horizontal battens when the rack is in the deployed orientation.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The rack of claim 1, wherein the screw piece comprises:
a connecting rod that passes through all of the battens in the first set of vertical battens and the first set of horizontal battens, the connecting rod having a front end and a rear end;
a screw that passes through the front vertical batten and is connected to the front end of the connecting rod; and
a screw hat that is provided adjacent the rear vertical batten and is coupled to the rear end of the connecting rod.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The rack of claim 1, wherein each horizontal batten of the first set of horizontal battens is alternated by each vertical batten of the first set of vertical battens.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The rack of claim 1, further including a cover pad that is removably coupled to either the front horizontal batten or the front vertical batten at the location of the screw piece.

### Claim 7

A rack for holding articles, the rack being pivotable between a folded orientation and a deployed orientation, comprising:
a first set of vertical battens, the first set of vertical battens having at least three battens;
a first set of horizontal battens, the first set of horizontal battens having at least three battens;
a connecting screw piece that extends through each batten in the first sets of horizontal and vertical battens with each of the vertical and horizontal battens being positioned directly adjacent to another of the vertical and horizontal battens, the screw piece defining a pivot axis;
a locking screw spaced apart from the connecting screw piece, and having an axis separate but parallel from the pivot axis, the locking screw connecting some but not all of the battens of the vertical and horizontal battens along the locking screw axis, the battens further including a front vertical batten, a rear vertical batten, a front horizontal batten and a rear horizontal batten, and wherein the locking screw connects the front horizontal batten and the front vertical batten;
wherein the horizontal and vertical battens are foldable about the pivot axis between the folded orientation and the deployed orientation; and
wherein the horizontal battens are pivotally connected to the vertical battens with all the horizontal battens disposed at right angles with all the vertical battens when the rack is in the deployed orientation, and wherein none of the horizontal battens contact a support surface on which at least two of the vertical battens are rested upon.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The rack of claim 7, further including a second set of vertical battens, the second set of vertical battens having at least three battens, with each batten in the second set of vertical battens being parallel to each batten in the first set of vertical battens when the rack is in the deployed orientation.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The rack of claim 8, further including a second set of horizontal battens, the second set of horizontal battens having at least three battens, with each batten in the second set of horizontal battens being parallel to each batten in the first set of horizontal battens when the rack is in the deployed orientation.

### Claim 10 (depends on 7)

The rack of claim 7, wherein the screw piece comprises:
a connecting rod that passes through all of the battens in the first set of vertical battens and the first set of horizontal battens, the connecting rod having a front end and a rear end;
a screw that passes through the front vertical batten and is connected to the front end of the connecting rod; and
a screw hat that is provided adjacent the rear vertical batten and is coupled to the rear end of the connecting rod.

### Claim 11 (depends on 7)

The rack of claim 7, wherein each horizontal batten of the first set of horizontal battens is alternated by each vertical batten of the first set of vertical battens.

### Claim 12 (depends on 7)

The rack of claim 7, further including a cover pad that is removably coupled to either the front horizontal batten or the front vertical batten at the location of the screw piece.