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US3371798A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Cantilever storage rack

Assignee: WOODRUFF ACQUISITION CORP A CORP OF
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Filing: 1966-07-11
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Granted: 1968-03-05
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Expires: 1986-07-11
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Altrui Thomas N D

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-07 11:05
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47B; A47B57/00; A47B57/30; A47B57/48; A47B57/485

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 232 words
A STORAGE RACK COMPRISING: A PLURALITY OF VERTICAL POSTS EACH HAVING FIRST AND SECOND ABUTTING WALL AT RIGHT ANGLES; A PLURALITY OF VERTICALLY ARRANGED FIRST APERTURES IN THE POST SECOND WALL; A BRACKET MOUNTED ON EACH POST COMPRISING A BASE PLATE PART OF WHICH IS MOUNTED FLUSH AGAINST THE POST SECOND WALL AND PART OF WHICH EXTENDS FROM THE POST SECOND WALL BEYOND THE FIRST WALL; THE BRACKET FURTHER INCLUDING A FIRST SUPPORT WALL EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY FROM ONE SIDE OF THE BASE AND BEING FLUSH WITH THE POST FIRST WALL, AND A FIRST LOADBEARING WALL EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY FROM THE BASE PLATE AT SUBSTANTIALLY A RIGHT ANGLE WITH RESPECT TO THE FIRST SUPPORT WALL; A CANTILEVER BEAM RESTING ON THE FIRST LOAD-BEARING WALL AND HAVING A SECOND APERTURE NEAR ONE END; THE BRACKET BASE PLATE HAVING A THIRD APERTURE; AND A BOLT EXTENDING THROUGH ONE OF THE FIRST APERTURES, THE SECOND APERTURE AND THE THIRD APERTURE, WHEREBY THE CANTILEVER BEAM IS SUPPORTED IN A HORIZONTAL POSITION BY THE BOLT AND THE FIRST LOAD-BEARING WALL, AND THE BRACKET IS SUPPORTED BY THE BOLT AND THE POST FIRST WALL WHICH BEARS AGAINST THE FIRST SUPPORT WALL OF THE BRACKETS; THE BOLT BEING LOCATED FARTHER FROM THE POST FIRST WALL THAN ANY PART OF THE FIRST LOAD-BEARING WALL, WHEREBY THE CANTILEVER BEAM IS FREE TO PIVOT ABOUT THE BOLT IF AN UPWARD FORCE IS EXERTED THEREON.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 232 words
A STORAGE RACK COMPRISING: A PLURALITY OF VERTICAL POSTS EACH HAVING FIRST AND SECOND ABUTTING WALL AT RIGHT ANGLES; A PLURALITY OF VERTICALLY ARRANGED FIRST APERTURES IN THE POST SECOND WALL; A BRACKET MOUNTED ON EACH POST COMPRISING A BASE PLATE PART OF WHICH IS MOUNTED FLUSH AGAINST THE POST SECOND WALL AND PART OF WHICH EXTENDS FROM THE POST SECOND WALL BEYOND THE FIRST WALL; THE BRACKET FURTHER INCLUDING A FIRST SUPPORT WALL EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY FROM ONE SIDE OF THE BASE AND BEING FLUSH WITH THE POST FIRST WALL, AND A FIRST LOADBEARING WALL EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY FROM THE BASE PLATE AT SUBSTANTIALLY A RIGHT ANGLE WITH RESPECT TO THE FIRST SUPPORT WALL; A CANTILEVER BEAM RESTING ON THE FIRST LOAD-BEARING WALL AND HAVING A SECOND APERTURE NEAR ONE END; THE BRACKET BASE PLATE HAVING A THIRD APERTURE; AND A BOLT EXTENDING THROUGH ONE OF THE FIRST APERTURES, THE SECOND APERTURE AND THE THIRD APERTURE, WHEREBY THE CANTILEVER BEAM IS SUPPORTED IN A HORIZONTAL POSITION BY THE BOLT AND THE FIRST LOAD-BEARING WALL, AND THE BRACKET IS SUPPORTED BY THE BOLT AND THE POST FIRST WALL WHICH BEARS AGAINST THE FIRST SUPPORT WALL OF THE BRACKETS; THE BOLT BEING LOCATED FARTHER FROM THE POST FIRST WALL THAN ANY PART OF THE FIRST LOAD-BEARING WALL, WHEREBY THE CANTILEVER BEAM IS FREE TO PIVOT ABOUT THE BOLT IF AN UPWARD FORCE IS EXERTED THEREON.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1971-03-05 1971-09-04 1972-03-05 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1975-03-05 1975-09-04 1976-03-05 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1979-03-05 1979-09-04 1980-03-05 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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