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Storage rack

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-10-03
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Granted: 1966-09-13
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Expires: 1983-10-03
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Stucki Jakob

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 10:43
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47B; A47B47/00; A47B47/02; A47B47/021; A47B47/025; A47B47/0075; A47B57/00; A47B57/06; A47B57/08; A47B57/10; A47B88/00; A47B88/40; A47B88/423; A47B88/43; A47B88/483; A47B88/50; A47B88/57; A47B2210/00; A47B2210/0002; A47B2210/0051; A47B2210/0059

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 238 words
IN A COMBINABLE STORAGE RACK COMPRISING TWO SIDEWALLS, A BOTTOM SHEET AND A TOP SHEET, INTERMEDIATE SHELVES AND CELL FLOORS ADJUSTABLE IN ELEVATION AND OF DIFFERENT LENGHTS, SOME OF SAID CELL FLOORS BEING INCLINED, AND PARTITIONS OF DIFFERENT HEIGHT SPACED AS DESIRED AND EXTENDING PARALLEL TO THE SIDEWALLS AND ALSO CARRYING CELL FLOORS, SAID PARTITIONS HAVING RETAINERS INSERTABLE IN ELONGATED HOLES OF THE CELL FLOORS, WHEREBY MAY BE FORMED CELLS OF SQUARE OR RECTANGULAR FORM OF THE MOST DIVERSIFIED SIZES, EITHER UNIFORM OR ALL THE FORMS AND SIZES INTERMIXED, THE IMPROVEMENT COMPRISING SAID SIDEWALLS AND PARTITIONS PROVIDED WITH UNIFORMLY SPACED ELONGATED HOLERS DISPOSED IN SERIES, SAID CELL FLOORS BEING PROVIDED WITH FRONT AND REAR FLANGES, HORIZONTAL MEMBERS FOR SUPPORTING THE CELL FLOORS, SAID MEMBERS BEING CRIMPED IN CROSS-SECTION AND ADAPTED TO BE DETACHABLY SECURED TO THE SIDEWALLS AND PARTITIONS THROUGH SAID HOLES THEREIN, THE CELL FLOORS BEARING ON SAID MEMBERS AND ENGAGING SAME FROM THE REAR WITH THEIR REAR FLANGE AND FROM THE FRONT WITH THEIR FRONT FLANGE, AND UNEQUAL ANGLE IRONS WELDED TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE CELL FLOORS AND THE TOP SHEET TO PROJECT THEREFROM WITH THEIR UNEQUAL LEGS AND TO LEAVE A GAP BETWEEN THE LATTER SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL IN WIDTH TO THE THICKNESS OF THE PARTITIONS, THE LOWER EDGES OF SAID PARTITIONS HAVING RETAINERS INSERTED IN SAID FLOOR HOLES AND SAID PARTITIONS BEING POSITIONED WITH THEIR TOP EDGE IN SAID GAP BETWEEN SAID ANGLE IRONS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 238 words
IN A COMBINABLE STORAGE RACK COMPRISING TWO SIDEWALLS, A BOTTOM SHEET AND A TOP SHEET, INTERMEDIATE SHELVES AND CELL FLOORS ADJUSTABLE IN ELEVATION AND OF DIFFERENT LENGHTS, SOME OF SAID CELL FLOORS BEING INCLINED, AND PARTITIONS OF DIFFERENT HEIGHT SPACED AS DESIRED AND EXTENDING PARALLEL TO THE SIDEWALLS AND ALSO CARRYING CELL FLOORS, SAID PARTITIONS HAVING RETAINERS INSERTABLE IN ELONGATED HOLES OF THE CELL FLOORS, WHEREBY MAY BE FORMED CELLS OF SQUARE OR RECTANGULAR FORM OF THE MOST DIVERSIFIED SIZES, EITHER UNIFORM OR ALL THE FORMS AND SIZES INTERMIXED, THE IMPROVEMENT COMPRISING SAID SIDEWALLS AND PARTITIONS PROVIDED WITH UNIFORMLY SPACED ELONGATED HOLERS DISPOSED IN SERIES, SAID CELL FLOORS BEING PROVIDED WITH FRONT AND REAR FLANGES, HORIZONTAL MEMBERS FOR SUPPORTING THE CELL FLOORS, SAID MEMBERS BEING CRIMPED IN CROSS-SECTION AND ADAPTED TO BE DETACHABLY SECURED TO THE SIDEWALLS AND PARTITIONS THROUGH SAID HOLES THEREIN, THE CELL FLOORS BEARING ON SAID MEMBERS AND ENGAGING SAME FROM THE REAR WITH THEIR REAR FLANGE AND FROM THE FRONT WITH THEIR FRONT FLANGE, AND UNEQUAL ANGLE IRONS WELDED TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE CELL FLOORS AND THE TOP SHEET TO PROJECT THEREFROM WITH THEIR UNEQUAL LEGS AND TO LEAVE A GAP BETWEEN THE LATTER SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL IN WIDTH TO THE THICKNESS OF THE PARTITIONS, THE LOWER EDGES OF SAID PARTITIONS HAVING RETAINERS INSERTED IN SAID FLOOR HOLES AND SAID PARTITIONS BEING POSITIONED WITH THEIR TOP EDGE IN SAID GAP BETWEEN SAID ANGLE IRONS.

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