Patent · US Expired

SHELVING APPARATUS

US4013022A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 2, 1971
Grant dateMar 22, 1977
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 2, 1991

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA47B47/028
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

Shelving apparatus includes a pair of spaced-apart support posts, each post having two back-to-back plates of different widths cooperating to define a recess for receiving therein one end of an associated closure panel extending between the posts, two longitudinally extending parallel rows of openings in the plates, corresponding openings in the two rows being aligned transversely of the plates, first and second shelf clips respectively disposed on opposite sides of each post in horizontal alignment with each other, each clip having a hook-shaped finger extending therefrom adjacent to one side edge thereof and an aperture therethrough adjacent to the other side edge thereof, the clip being disposed in use with the finger extending through a selected opening in one of the rows for latching engagement with the associated post and with the aperture disposed in registry with the transversely aligned opening in the other row of openings, the apertures being dimensioned and arranged freely to accommodate the attachment finger of the clip mounted on the opposite side of the post for permitting clips on the opposite sides of the post to be mounted and demounted independently of each other,…

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