Reinforced shelf
US5390803A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 3, 1993 |
| Grant date | Feb 21, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 3, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47B57/265
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A reinforced shelf mountable to spaced apart vertical support posts by a plurality of collars generally forming the corners of the shelf is provided. The shelf is formed by a plurality of transverse members, such as wires, attached, such as by welding, to a plurality of longitudinal members. The transverse members and longitudinal members at the outer edges of the shelf are connected to the collars. At the front edge of the shelf, a load bearing truss is provided that features (a) the longitudinal member; (b) a longitudinal bar, spaced apart from the longitudinal member, attached at its ends to the collars; (c) a serpentine member, having upper and lower bends, attached at its upper bends to the longitudinal member at the front edge of the shelf and at its lower bends to the longitudinal bar; and (d) a reinforcing bar attached at its ends to the collars and attached along its length at points of contact to the end portions of the transverse members. A similar load bearing truss preferably is provided additionally at the rear edge of the shelf.
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