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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5779067 | Vertical refrigerator side rack and method A vertical rack and method of storage provides for mounting on an outside side wall of a refrigerator vertically spaced horizontal shelves (A) carried by a frame (B) which has a base support member carrying spaced wheels (C) for extending and retracting t... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5513575 | Corner support apparatus Support apparatus which is for fixing to first and second walls (4,6) in a corner (8) in order to form a corner shelf. The support apparatus comprises a first support member (10) having a pair of spikes (12) which are for being driven into the first wall ... | 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 |
| 5495954 | Modular storage unit kit A modular storage unit provided in kit form that is readily assembled, is securable to a vertical wall and is arranged to be supported on a floor. Rails are mounted to the wall and the framework of the storage unit is secured to the rails. Outer legs of t... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5495952 | Shop or exhibition fittings A shelf and wall system in accordance with the invention includes a plurality of shelf carrier posts having suspension apertures in at least three sides thereof, a plurality of shelves having associated brackets for mounting in selected apertures of the p... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5485933 | Shelving support system A shelving support system is disclosed (FIG. 3 ) comprising a series of spaced vertical columnar supports 300 of steel channel having a series of cutouts 320 formed at regularly-spaced intervals in the flanges 308 thereof. Each cutout 320 defines an upper... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5474192 | Locker shelf system Metal lockers of the type usually found in changing rooms of athletic or swimming facilities typically have a long narrow door with ventilation louvers forming a series of openings there through. Attached via clips or tabs to the inside surface of this do... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5472103 | Segmented shelving construction A segmented shelving construction in which the vertical shelving cubic volumes are custom designed in accordance with the actual product being sold. The shelving is attached to a standard upright gondola construction consisting of a base and at least two ... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5408936 | Rack assembly The rack assembly includes a pair of mounting struts which are disposed spacedly in a parallel relationship and which are respectively formed with an elongated groove that has a lower end provided with an engaging member and an upper end. A plate member h... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5199579 | Attaching device for variably positionable display shelf A multiposition shelf attaching is disclosed, which device is adapted for use with shelving standards or with wire-grid walls. The device is a wire formative and is constructed from either a round or a square wire extrusion. The anterior portion of the de... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5176266 | Fixing system using cables or rods A fixing system, for removably and adjustably fixing shelves and other objects comprising, at least a first elongated element in the form of a cable or a rod. A top end and an a bottom end of said cable or rod being firmly connected to at least one suppor... | 01/05/1993 |
| 4928833 | Storage organizer system and means for installing the same A storage organizer system and method of installation in which the system is formed of a plurality of panels arranged parallel to each other and extend from a support wall. An elongated rail is mounted horizontally on said support wall and has a projectio... | 05/29/1990 |
| 4746021 | Window shelf assembly A shelf assembly (10) is adapted to securely mount to a wall (12) adjacent a window frame (14) and in front of a window (18). The window frame (14) comprises an upper portion (20), a lower portion (22) and a pair of identical side elements (24). The assem... | 05/24/1988 |
| 4603781 | Shelf assembly A shelf assembly comprising a plurality of parallel spaced platform members and a plurality of spaced frame members fixedly connected to the platform members so as to define a grid-like shelf, each of the frame members extending normal to the platform mem... | 08/05/1986 |
| 4228743 | Behind door shelf assembly The shelf assembly described herein comprises a shelf arrangement designed for assembly by sliding in a limited manner doweled or tubed component parts into interlocking arrangement from the rear of the assembly. This has the advantages of a locked arrang... | 10/21/1980 |
| 4181382 | Towel-rack-supported shelf cabinet Releasably attached to the rod of a conventional towel rack by means of a pair of horizontally-spaced wedge-shaped undulating spring brackets is the top shelf of a double-shelf cabinet having end plates depending from the top shelf to a bottom shelf. Exte... | 01/01/1980 |
