Shelving

Claim 2

Shelving comprising a flat shelf member having corner supports secured thereto at each corner of said shelf member, said corner supports being adapted to receive and securely hold corner posts provided with graduated indents spaced at predetermined increments along their vertical dimension, said corner supports being provided with locking post supports for holding said corner supports and corner posts in secured relation, said post supports further comprising a unitary collar provided with an axially extending keyway and removable wedge shaped key means adapted to be received in said keyway for locking the collar to said post, each collar including a body of generally cylindrical form, said collar body being substantially annular in transverse cross section, a portion of the resulting peripheral wall Of said collar body being provided with an outwardly displaced integral extension of said wall, a generally off-central bore being provided in said collar body to receive one of said corner posts, said keyway extending laterally in the direction of said extension of said wall and communicating with said collar body bore, said removable wedge shaped key means being provided with projecting means for lockingly engaging the graduated indents provided on each of said corner posts, said removable wedge shaped key means including a key shaped to associatingly conform to the shape of said keyway, and means securing said post supports and said collar to said corner supports for movement with said flat shelf member.

Claim 3

Shelving according to claim 1, wherein each of said corner supports comprise a body portion, a central bore being provided in said body portion, said shelf member being provided with an aperture in each corner thereof, said body portion bore being in registry with the aperture at each of the shelf corners.

Claim 4

Shelving according to claim 1, wherein said off-central bore forms substantially a circle, of which only one-half is of constant radius throughout.

Claim 5

Shelving according to claim 1, wherein the height of said shelf member is adjusted by varying the position of the said post supports along the vertical dimension of said corner posts with respect to said graduated indents.

Claim 6

Shelving according to claim 1, wherein said shelf member comprises a flat panel of generally rectangular shape and having integrally connected therewith right angularly disposed downwardly extending end flanges and side flanges, each corner of said panel being rounded, with a flange integrally conforming therewith downwardly extending and also being integrally connected with said end and side flanges, an aperture being provided at each of said rounded corners.

Claim 7

Shelving according to claim 1 wherein said post supports are secured to said corner supports by welding to move in association with said flat shelf member.

Claim 8

Shelving according to claim 1, wherein said keyway and said key are each shaped to conform generally to a right-angle triangle, the apex of said triangle being cut off.

Claim 9

Shelving according to claim 8, wherein a laterally extensible gripping member is provided at the base of said key.

Claim 10

Shelving according to claim 1, wherein said projecting means for lockingly engaging said graduated indents comprise at least one rounded boss provided on said key.

Claim 11

Shelving comprising a flat shelf member having corner supports secured thereto at each corner of said shelf member, said corner supports being adapted to receive and securely hold corner posts provided with graduated indents spaced at predetermined increments along their vertical dimension, said corner supports being provided with locking post supports for holding said corner supports and corner posts in secured relation, said post supports further comprising a unitary collar associated with removable means for locking the collar to said post, wherein each of said corner supports comprise a body portion, a central bore being provided in said body portion, said shelf member being provided with an aperture in each corner thereof, said bore being in registry with the aperture at each of the shelf corners, wherein each collar is a body of generally cylindrical form, said body being substantially annular in transverse cross section, a portion of the resulting peripheral wall of said body being provided with an outwardly displaced integral extension of said wall, a generally off-central bore being provided in said body forming the collar, an elongated keyway being provided in said collar running in a generally vertical plane and extending laterally in the direction of said extension of said wall, said removable means for locking said collar to said post comprising a wedge shaped key to associatingly conform to the shape of said keyway said key being provided with projecting means for lockingly engaging Said graduated indents provided on each of said corner posts, said projecting means including at least one rounded boss, and wherein said off-central bore forms substantially a circle, of which only one-half is of constant radius throughout, and means securing said post supports and said collar to said corner supports for movement with said flat shelf member.

Claim 12

Shelving comprising a flat shelf member having corner supports secured thereto at each corner of said shelf member, said corner supports being adapted to receive and securely hold corner posts provided with graduated indents spaced at predetermined increments along their vertical dimension, said corner supports being provided with locking post supports for holding said corner supports and corner posts in secured relation, said post supports further comprising a unitary collar associated with removable means for locking the collar to said post, wherein each of said corner supports comprise a body portion, a central bore being provided in said body portion, said shelf member being provided with an aperture in each corner thereof, said bore being in registry with the aperture at each of the shelf corners, wherein each collar is a body of generally cylindrical form, said body being substantially annular in transverse cross section, a portion of the resulting peripheral wall of said body being provided with an outwardly displaced integral extension of said wall, a generally off-central bore being provided in said body forming the collar, an elongated keyway being provided in said collar running in a generally vertical plane and extending laterally in the direction of said extension of said wall, said removable means for locking said collar to said post comprising a wedge shaped key to associatingly conform to the shape of said keyway said key being provided with projecting means for lockingly engaging Said graduated indents provided on each of said corner posts, said projecting means including at least one rounded boss, and wherein said off-central bore forms substantially a circle, of which only one-half is of constant radius throughout, and means securing said post supports and said collar to said corner supports for movement with said flat shelf member.

Claim 13

Shelving according to claim 9, wherein at least a pair of rounded bosses are provided in graduated association with said indents.

Claim 14

Shelving according to claim 1, wherein said corner supports and post supports therefor are cast as an integral unit.