Patent · US Expired

Adjustable shelving unit

US5644993A · kind A · utility

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13Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 16, 1996
Grant dateJul 8, 1997
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Expiry dateJan 16, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T403/32459
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

There is provided an adjustable shelving device that is safe and easy to use. The shelving device has a frame, a plurality of shelves, a means for attaching the shelves, support bars and a means for linking more than one shelving device together. Each upright leg defines a plurality of laterally spaced holes, the holes in one upright leg are horizontally aligned with the holes in the other upright leg. The means for attaching shelves comprises a plurality of tubular oval brackets and a plurality of arms. The inside diameter of the oval bracket is substantially similar to the outside diameter of the upright legs. The plurality of shelves are adjustably mounted on the plurality of arms and are positioned in a horizontal plane perpendicular to the upright legs. The oval brackets further have a bracket locking means positioned on the inside surface near the first end and the back of the bracket. The bracket locking means are engageable in the plurality of laterally spaced holes. An adjustable means for attaching shelves to an upright frame is also provided.

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