Storage rack and bracket therefor

Claim 2

A cantilever storage rack including an upright primary support member, a tubular cantilever arm extending outwardly and supported from said upright primary support member, a tubular secondary support member extending transversely to said cantilever arm adjacent the outer end thereof, and an integral bracket having first and second wings extending at an angle to one another, said first wing having a first projection extending at an angle thereto, said first wing and said first projection being disposed within said tubular secondary support member such that said first wing lies adjacent an interior wall of said secondary support member and said first projection extends across the interior opening within said secondary support member, said second wing having a second projection extending at an angle thereto, and said second wing and said second projection being disposed within said tubular cantilever arm such that said second wing lies adjacent an interior wall of said arm and said second projection extends across the interior opening within said arm whereby said secondary support member is connected to said supporting cantilever arM.

Claim 3

A storage rack according to claim 1 wherein said first projection and said second wing extend in the same direction from said first wing and at substantially right angles thereto.

Claim 4

A storage rack according to claim 1 wherein said first wing and said second projection extend in opposite directions from said second wing and at substantially right angles thereto.

Claim 5

A storage rack according to claim 1 wherein said second projection is no greater than about one-half the height of said second wing.

Claim 6

A storage rack according to claim 4 wherein there is also included a second tubular secondary support member in axial alignment with the first-mentioned secondary support member and extending transversely to the outer end of said arm adjacent the opposite side thereof, and a second bracket of similar construction to said first-mentioned bracket, connecting said second tubular secondary support member to the end of said cantilever arm, the second projection of said second bracket extending across the interior opening in said arm in the same plane as but vertically displaced from said second projection of the first-mentioned bracket.

Claim 7

A storage rack according to claim 5 wherein said cantilever arm and said tubular support members are rectangular in cross-section, and wherein said first and second projections are rectangular.

Claim 8

A storage rack according to claim 1 wherein means is provided to interconnect said second wing of said bracket to said cantilever arm and thereby prevent movement of said second wing out of said arm.

Claim 9

A reversible bracket for the assembly of generally tubular members at right angles to a tubular supporting member having a rectangular interior cross section, which bracket comprises a first wing and a second wing formed at a right angle to each other, a first projection extending at substantially a right angle to said first wing and in the same direction therefrom as said second wing, said first wing and said first projection being adapted for insertion into the open end of a generally tubular member extending horizontally from one side of said supporting member, and a second projection extending at a right angle to said second wing, said second wing and said second projection being adapted for insertion into the open end of said supporting member, said second projection being generally rectangular in shape, having a height about half the height of said second wing and being proportioned to occupy approximately one-half of the interior cross-section of said supporting member whereby the second projections from two of said brackets will lie in the same vertical plane when a pair of generally tubular members are assembled to the end of one supporting member.

Claim 10

A reversible bracket for the assembly of generally tubular members at right angles to a tubular supporting member having a rectangular interior cross section, which bracket comprises a first wing and a second wing formed at a right angle to each other, a first projection extending at substantially a right angle to said first wing and in the same direction therefrom as said second wing, said first wing and said first projection being adapted for insertion into the open end of a generally tubular member extending horizontally from one side of said supporting member, and a second projection extending at a right angle to said second wing, said second wing and said second projection being adapted for insertion into the open end of said supporting member, said second projection being generally rectangular in shape, having a height about half the height of said second wing and being proportioned to occupy approximately one-half of the interior cross-section of said supporting member whereby the second projections from two of said brackets will lie in the same vertical plane when a pair of generally tubular members are assembled to the end of one supporting member.

Claim 11

A bracket according to claim 8 wherein said first projection is substantially rectangular in shape and is adapted to support a tubular member having a rectangular cross-section.