Apparatus for storing a plurality of elongated panels

Claim 1

STORAGE APPARATUS COMPRISING IN COMBINATION: (A) A PLURALITY OF ELONGATED PANELS HAVING AT ONE END THEREOF MEANS FOR RELEASABLY RECEIVING A HOLDING ELEMENT; AND (B) A CONTAINER, HAVING A FRAME INCLUDING A TOP PLATE MEMBER, A BASE PLATE MEMBER, AND TWO OPPOSING SIDE PLATE MEMBERS EXTENDING BETWEEN THE EDGE PORTIONS OF THE TOP AND BASE PLATE MEMBERS; (C) SAID CONTAINER ALSO HAVING AT LEAST ONE VERTICAL PARTITION EXTENDING BETWEEN SAID TOP PLATE AND BASE PLATE MEMBERS TO PROVIDE SIDE BY SIDE BAYS HAVING SAID WALLS DEFINED BY SAID SIDE PLATE MEMBERS AND SAID PARTITIONS, AND OPPOSING HORIZONTAL TRACKS ASSOCIATED WITH SAID SIDE WALLS AND ADAPTED TO SUPPORT SAID ELONGATED PANELS; (D) SAID CONTAINER FURTHER HAVING HOLDING MEANS ADJACENT ONE END OF SAID BAYS INCLUDING AT LEAST ONE HOLDING ELEMENT ADAPTED TO BE RELEASABLY RECEIVED BY ONE OR MORE OF SAID ELONGATED PANELS WHEN SAID PANELS ARE SUPPORTED BY SAID TRACKS; (E) SAID MEANS FOR RELEASABLY RECEIVING A HOLDING ELEMENT COMPRISING A BEVELED SLOT DEFINED BY INTEGRAL RESILIENT EDGE PORTIONS; (F) SAID HOLDING ELEMENT COMPRISING A ROD ATTACHED TO SAID FRAME FOR REGISTRATION WITH SAID SLOTS, WHEN SAID PANELS ARE URGED AGAINST SAID ROD, FOR RELEASABLE ENGAGEMENT THEREWITH.