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US 9,326,413 B2Granted
Modular stackable shelving framework and equipment storage system
AssigneeUltraframe Holdings, LLC
InventorBarrett W. Franklin
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Abstract
A modular storage system and method, a module and a method of making the same include a top panel and a bottom panel, each of the top panel and bottom panel comprising first and second opposed edges, and first and second side members. Each of the first and second side members comprises: a top edge and a bottom edge, the top edges of the first and second side members being attached to the opposed edges of the top panel, and the bottom edges of the first and second side members being attached to the opposed edges of the bottom panel; and a longitudinal attachment feature running along a length of the side member along a longitudinal axis of the side member, longitudinal attachment features of first and second modules enabling coupling together of the first and second modules.
Claims22
A modular storage system comprising:
- a first module;
- a second module being coupled to the first module;
- a plurality of mating fasteners;
- a plurality of additional side members each including upper and lower longitudinal attachment features running along a length of a respective additional side member along a longitudinal axis of the respective additional side member;
- and
- a plurality of joint members;
- wherein each of the first and second modules comprising:
- a top panel and a bottom panel, each of the top panel and bottom panel comprising first and second opposed edges;
- and
- first and second extruded identical side members, each of the first and second extruded identical side members comprising:
- a top edge and a bottom edge, each edge defining a self-tapping channel for receiving ones of the plurality of mating fasteners, wherein top edges of the first and second extruded identical side members being attached to opposed edges of the top panel, and the bottom edges of the first and second extruded identical side members being attached to opposed edges of the bottom panel using ones of the plurality of mating fasteners, and
- a longitudinal attachment feature running along a length of a respective extruded identical side member along a longitudinal axis of the respective extruded identical side member, wherein the longitudinal attachment features of respective extruded identical side members of the first and the second modules enabling the coupling together of the first and second modules, wherein when the first and second modules are positioned on top of one another, longitudinal attachment features of respective first and second modules are aligned with corresponding longitudinal attachment features of an additional side member and wherein the joint members are sized and shaped to engage with the longitudinal attachment features so as to enable the first and second modules to be coupled in a stacked configuration.
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A modular storage system comprising:
- a first module;
- a second module being coupled to the first module;
- and
- a plurality of mating fasteners;
- wherein each of the first and second modules comprising:
- a top panel and a bottom panel, each of the top panel and bottom panel comprising first and second opposed edges;
- and
- first and second extruded side members,
- wherein the first and second extruded side members of the first and second modules including a top edge and a bottom edge, each edge defining a self-tapping channel for receiving ones of the plurality of mating fasteners, wherein top edges of the first and second extruded side members being attached to opposed edges of the top panel, and the bottom edges of the first and second extruded side members being attached to opposed edges of the bottom panel using ones of the plurality of mating fasteners, and
- a male longitudinal attachment feature running along a length of a first extruded side member along a longitudinal axis of the first extruded side member and a female longitudinal attachment feature running along a length of a second extruded side member along a longitudinal axis of the second extruded side member, wherein the male and female longitudinal attachment features of respective side members of the first and the second modules enabling the coupling side by side together of the first and second modules, wherein when the first and second modules are positioned side by side, a male longitudinal attachment feature of a respective first module is aligned with a female longitudinal attachment feature of a respective second module.
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A modular storage system comprising:
- a first module;
- a second module being coupled to the first module;
- and
- a plurality of mating fasteners;
- wherein each of the first and second modules comprising:
- a top panel and a bottom panel, each of the top panel and bottom panel comprising first and second opposed edges;
- and
- first and second extruded side members,
- wherein the first and second extruded side members of the first and second modules including a top edge and a bottom edge, each edge defining a self-tapping channel for receiving ones of the plurality of mating fasteners, wherein top edges of the first and second extruded side members being attached to opposed edges of the top panel, and the bottom edges of the first and second extruded side members being attached to opposed edges of the bottom panel using ones of the plurality of mating fasteners, and
- a male longitudinal attachment feature running along a length at a top portion of a first extruded side member along a longitudinal axis of the first extruded side member and a female longitudinal attachment feature running along a length of a bottom portion of the first extruded side member along a longitudinal axis of the first extruded side member,
- a female longitudinal attachment feature running along a length at a top portion of a second extruded side member along a longitudinal axis of the second extruded side member and a male longitudinal attachment feature running along a length of a bottom portion of the second extruded side member along a longitudinal axis of the second extruded side member,
- wherein the male and female longitudinal attachment features of respective side members of the first and the second modules enabling the coupling side by side together of the first and second modules, wherein when the first and second modules are positioned side by side, male and female longitudinal attachment features of a respective first module are aligned with respective female and male longitudinal attachment features of a respective second module at top and bottom portions of the respective side members.
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