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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6290075 | Detachable wall-mounted shelf A shelf with a platform and a pair of brackets, whereby the platform has an upper panel and a lower panel at right angles. The upper panel has coaxial trunnions that fit into groove in the brackets. The groove has a vertical back wall, a shaped front wall... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6286691 | Shelving for suspension from rafters, or the like A metallic or hard plastic storage shelf including four vertical rods provided at each corner of one or more shelves, with the upper ends of the vertical rods including fasteners for direct securement of the storage rack to a pair of routinely spaced apar... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6273276 | Gravity flow shelving system A rack for a shelf which may be mounted to an existing shelf. The rack has a series of front and rear securing clasps which maintain the rack in a tensioned fashion to the shelf. The rack provides a series of product sleeves defined by overhead rails. Sto... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6267258 | Gravity feed pull out shelf with rear storage area and associated method for displaying and storing a product A retail apparatus for storing and displaying a product includes a base member having a roller surface associated therewith and a rack assembly having a number of rollers rotatably secured thereto. The rack assembly has a product bin and a storage rack. T... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6164462 | Pull-out gravity feed shelf A display rack including shelf assemblies which are movable between a retracted position and an extended position. Each shelf assembly includes a pair of slides adapted to slidably receive a pair of support arms extending forwardly from vertical uprights ... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6158600 | Shelving system having a tiltable shelf with an adjustable side An adjustable shelf includes a pair of lateral support assemblies, each having a pair of terminal ends. The lateral support assemblies each include a plurality of members movable relative to each other so that a distance between the terminal ends of each ... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6089387 | Display equipment A display equipment system for use in stores for displaying merchandise such as non-perishable foods on standing or hanging racks with lightweight open wire baskets or containers. The racks are assembled from interfitting parts and disassembled readily fo... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6086035 | Wall anchor for use with wire shelves An anchor for securing a shelf having one or more wires to a wall is provided. The anchor has an elongate body and a head. The head has first and second grooves for receiving a wire of the shelf, wherein the first groove has an opening for receiving the w... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6044983 | Shelf structure A shelf structure, and more particularly, a shelf structure for a so-called walk-in cooler is provided. The shelf has a front and, lower than the shelf and at least forward of the front of the shelf, is a panel structure for supporting additional items.... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6024333 | Shelf bracket for wire shelves A bracket for a wire shelf having at least one of an inner rod, an outer rod and a middle rod, the bracket extending generally normally to the rods upon installation and including an elongate body having an inner end for mounting to a substrate bracket, a... | 02/15/2000 |
| 6016928 | Backstop for wire decking A removable wire backstop apparatus is provided for use with an industrial wire decking. The wire backstop apparatus includes a rear wall structure and a plurality of dog-legged support members extending from the rear wall structure for removable engageme... | 01/25/2000 |
| 5921412 | Shelf assembly A shelf assembly suitable for displaying products in refrigerated environments has a wire mat mounted to two brackets. The wire mat has a plurality of spaced-apart, parallel product support rods having integral, downwardly-extending, U-shaped portions in ... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5921410 | Portable rack shelf The invention is directed to a multipurpose, mountable shelf which is easily collapsible for cost effective transportation. The device is assembled with ease by the end-user and is characterized by a unique, yet simple locking mechanism for stable, struct... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5875902 | Locking means for over-the-door shelf This invention is directed to a multipurpose, over-the-door shelf organizer. It is characterized by a unique, yet simple locking mechanism to form a stable frame with superior structural integrity. The device is easily assembled for end use application; a... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5836461 | Wire shelf A wire shelf having a hanger rod which permits uninterrupted hanger travel along its length, said shelf comprising. The hanger rod is secured to either the front support rod or an intermediate support rod by a plurality of support hooks. Each support hook... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5833084 | Modular rack A modular rack includes a pair of lateral frame portions with opposing inner surfaces, a shelf plate and four corner pieces. Each of the lateral frame portions includes two upright post units, each of which includes two upright pillars that cooperatively ... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5810179 | Basket or container rack for closet shelving system The rack for a basket or container is, in one embodiment, utilized in combination with a closet shelving system. This system includes at least two vertical, spaced apart stationary poles. The basket or container includes opposing lips extending from oppos... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5788093 | Object support system An object support system for use in a confined space and supportable from a support structure such as a door includes a support frame having vertically disposed side rails and horizontally extending support arms extending from the side rails. Containers, ... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5626245 | Anchor for securing wire shelving, shelving system, and fastener for same An anchor for securing wire shelving and the like to a wall is provided, the anchor comprises: a spool-like head comprising a front portion, a rear portion, and an intermediate semi-circular arcuate groove extending about the entire circumference of the h... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5520118 | Adjustable end support for a wire shelf An end bracket is provided which can be infinitely adjustably fitted (within a given range) to a novel modular coated wire shelf, having tubular front rails, to compensate for slight deviations in closet wall spacing widths. The end bracket attaches teles... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5513908 | Modular system for assembling food service fixtures A modular system for assembling food service fixtures employs a plurality of leg assemblies each having a front leg, a rear member that can be selectively suspended at desired locations from a horizontal rail, and a substantially horizontal member extendi... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5505318 | Collapsible rack An apparatus for storing articles includes a rack, structure for supporting the rack, structure for rotatably connecting the rack to the structure for supporting so that the rack can rotate from a first stable position described by a horizontal plane to a... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5373951 | Laundry room support rack A laundry room support rack has a wire frame shelf supported by wire frame sides. Each wire frame side has three wire segments. A horizontal segment extends in the front to back direction. A vertical segment extends up from the back end of the horizontal ... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5356103 | Apparatus for providing support on a metal purling A bracket member (30) includes a first section (32) that is form fitted to a metal purling (14). The bracket member (30) also includes a second section (34) that extends from the first section (32) and away from the metal purling (14) in order to install ... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5355810 | Shelf and support arm assembly A shelf and support arm assembly is comprised of a wire shelf having two different embodiments, the support surface of the shelf being formed by a plurality of parallel, spatially arranged longitudinal wires where a given lateral spacing between the wires... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5351842 | Shelf and support assembly The shelf and support assembly of the present invention utilizes a unique curved-front, wall mounted, ventilated shelving system using one type of bracket with one type of shelf and an optional hang rod assembly to make shelving systems for a linen type s... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5350072 | Residential integral shelf and hanger rod An integral wire shelf and hanger rod having a plurality of support brackets for interconnecting the rod with metal shelf. Each support bracket has a U-shaped section and spaced upper and lower arms welded respectively to the shelf and the hanger rod. The... | 09/27/1994 |
| 5346077 | Wire shelving and bracket system An assembly for a wire shelf is disclosed including a novel cantilever bracket for mounting to a vertical wall support bracket. The cantilever bracket includes an inner nesting receptacle and one or more relatively positioned grooves that preclude the wir... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5325973 | Bicycle support rack The present invention relates to a bicycle support rack that includes a shelf piece and a U-shaped bracket. The shelf piece is anchored to a wall along the rear, and has front corners supporting retaining hooks and apertured fixtures. The U-shaped bracket... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5125517 | Fold-down bicycle rack A wall-mountable storage rack for a bicycle or the like that can be collapsed into a folded-down compact state. The rack consists of three hingedly-connected portions, i.e., a shelf portion, a wall mount portion and a brace portion. Hinges respectively co... | 06/30/1992 |
| 5119945 | Gondola display with improved display rack and rack lock A gondola display with improved display rack and rack lock is disclosed which utilizes previously unused shelf space by locating a row of product which spans the ends of two abutted display shelves within a novel wire display rack, and which has a rack lo... | 06/09/1992 |
| 5072839 | Display stand assembly A display stand assembly is provided which includes elongate upright support members and a plurality of horizontally disposed, vertically spaced product-support units removably mounted on the support members. Any unit may be readily assembled on or disass... | 12/17/1991 |
| 4893772 | Fitting for wire storage product A fitting is provided for securing a wire storage product to a surface at any of a plurality of relative angles. The fitting includes a base portion for connection to the surface. A bracket portion includes structure for engaging the wire storage product.... | 01/16/1990 |
| 4717104 | Wall bracket with adjustable mounting face A wall bracket for mounting a shelf within an area defined by two walls that intersect at an angle deviating from ninety degrees. The wall bracket has a cradle section and an integral back plate. The cradle section supports a side portion of a shelf. The ... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4583648 | Angularly adjustable shelf and support A shelf and support therefor are angularly adjustable with respect to a wall, or the like. The shelf and support are also adjustable in a plane which is parallel to the wall, or the like.... | 04/22/1986 |
| 4511047 | Product display and storage shelf system A product display and storage shelf detachably connected to a shelf supporting structure is disclosed wherein the product supporting display section is spaced from and projects away from the shelf supporting structure to define distal and proximal display... | 04/16/1985 |
| 4316593 | Combination connecting plate A single connecting plate useful for joining wall-mounted shelf support brackets together with ventilated metal closet shelves of different sizes. The connecting plate is adaptable to fit two different sized closet shelves, depending upon the orientation ... | 02/23/1982 |
| 4004526 | Detachable rack anchor A plurality of anchors are secured to a vertical support surface in a horizontally spaced relationship. A plurality of racks or shelves are detachably suspended between the anchors by an inner hanger and an outer hanger. The anchors and hangers permit the... | 01/25/1977 |
| 3993002 | Shelving structure A merchandising system is disclosed which provides improved supporting brackets for mounting wire shelves on spaced apart structures secured to a supporting wall. The supporting brackets are provided with a pair of detachable clamps by which the brackets ... | 11/23/1976 |
