Utility Rack

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2020008577-A1
Application number	US-201816029380-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jul 6, 2018
Priority date	Jul 6, 2018
Publication date	Jan 9, 2020
Grant date	—

Abstract

A rack has a left support and a right support. Each support has at least one set of two brackets that are aligned with each other and with the one set of two brackets at the other support, with each bracket including a side wall and a bottom wall that are oriented at 90 degrees from each other, with the bottom wall having at least one hole. The rack also includes at least one shelf, with each shelf having an enclosing frame member that has two opposing first sides connected by two opposing second sides to define four corners, with each first side having a bottom surface, and a hole in the bottom surface. Each corner of each shelf is secured to one bracket by positioning the first side on the bottom wall of the one bracket, and inserting a screw through the at least one hole in the bottom wall and into the hole in the bottom surface of the first side.

First claim

1 . A rack for holding articles, comprising:
a left support and a right support, each support having two vertical bars and at least one horizontal bar extending between the vertical bars, with each vertical bar having an inner side that faces the other vertical bar of the same support, and an outer side that faces away from rack, each support having at least one set of two brackets that are aligned with each other and with the one set of two brackets at the other support, wherein each bracket comprises a side wall and a bottom wall that are oriented at 90 degrees from each other, with the bottom wall having at least one hole, wherein for each bracket, the side wall is attached to an inner side of a vertical bar, and the bottom wall and side wall extend flush from the outer side of the vertical bar towards the opposite support; at least one shelf, each shelf having an enclosing frame member that has two opposing first sides connected by two opposing second sides to define four corners, with each first side having a bottom surface, and a hole in the bottom surface; and wherein each corner of each shelf is secured to one bracket by positioning the first side on the bottom wall of the one bracket, and inserting a screw through the at least one hole in the bottom wall and into the hole in the bottom surface of the first side.

2 . The rack of claim 1 , wherein each second side of each shelf has an inner surface, and each shelf comprises:
a plurality of slots provided on the inner surfaces of the second sides; and a plurality of slats, each slat having opposing ends that are fitted into opposing slots at the second sides.

3 . The rack of claim 2 , wherein each shelf further comprises a connecting bar that connects the first sides at about the center of the first sides, and wherein each slat is connected to the connecting bar.

4 . The rack of claim 1 , wherein the first sides are longer than the second sides.

5 . The rack of claim 1 , wherein the bottom wall has opposite first and second edges, with the side wall extending from the first edge, and each bracket also includes an inner wall extending from the second edge of the bottom wall and parallel with the side wall.

6 . The rack of claim 2 , wherein the slats are made of a flexible material.

7 . The rack of claim 4 , wherein the first sides of the at least one shelf has a length, and wherein each bottom wall has a length that is about 3% to 50% of the length of the first sides of the at least one shelf.

8 . The rack of claim 4 , wherein the first sides of the at least one shelf has a length, and wherein each side wall has a length that is about 3% to 50% of the length of the first sides of the at least one shelf.

9 . The rack of claim 4 , wherein the first sides of the at least one shelf has a height, and wherein each side wall has a height that is about 40% to 150% of the height of the first sides of the at least one shelf.

10 . The rack of claim 1 , wherein each shelf further comprises a meshed surface that covers the enclosing frame member.

11 . The rack of claim 5 , wherein the inner wall is shorter than the side wall.

12 . A rack for holding articles, comprising:
a left support and a right support, each support having two vertical bars and at least one horizontal bar extending between the vertical bars, with each vertical bar having an inner side that faces the other vertical bar of the same support, each support having at least one set of two brackets that are aligned with each other and with the one set of two brackets at the other support, wherein each bracket comprises a side wall, an inner wall, and a bottom wall that is oriented at 90 degrees from the side wall and the inner wall, the bottom wall having at least one hole and opposite first and second edges, with the side wall extending from the first edge, and the inner wall extending from the second edge and parallel with the side wall, wherein for each bracket, the side wall is attached to an inner side of a vertical bar; at least one shelf, each shelf having an enclosing frame member that has two opposing first sides connected by two opposing second sides to define four corners, with each first side having a bottom surface, and a hole in the bottom surface; and wherein each corner of each shelf is secured to one bracket by positioning the first side on the bottom wall of the one bracket, and inserting a screw through the at least one hole in the bottom wall and into the hole in the bottom surface of the first side.

13 . The rack of claim 12 , wherein each second side of each shelf has an inner surface, and each shelf comprises:
a plurality of slots provided on the inner surfaces of the second sides; and a plurality of slats, each slat having opposing ends that are fitted into opposing slots at the second sides.

14 . The rack of claim 13 , wherein each shelf further comprises a connecting bar that connects the first sides at about the center of the first sides, and wherein each slat is connected to the connecting bar.

15 . The rack of claim 13 , wherein the first sides are longer than the second sides.

16 . The rack of claim 13 , wherein the slats are made of a flexible material.

17 . The rack of claim 12 , wherein each shelf further comprises a meshed surface that covers the enclosing frame member.

18 . The rack of claim 12 , wherein the inner wall is shorter than the side wall.

Assignees

• Seville Classics Inc

Inventors

• Lim Gary

Classifications

• A47B47/024 Primary

  with shelves between uprights without separate horizontal shelf supports (A47B47/022 takes precedence) · CPC title

• A47B2220/0036

  Brackets · CPC title

• A47B96/02

  Shelves (movable shelves coupled to doors A47B96/16) · CPC title

• A47B96/063 Primary

  C-shaped brackets for gripping the shelf edge · CPC title