US5148925A
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Wall mounted rack
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1991-09-30
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Granted: 1992-09-22
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Expires: 2011-09-30
Abstract
Abstract The present rack includes rack members for installation on a wall with spacers vertically spacing the members. A shelf on each rack member supports articles which are confined on the shelf by a barrier on the shelf outer extremity. Pairs of spacer receiving sleeves are on each rack member with one sleeve providing a fulcrum surface about which an article may be tilted, subsequent to lifting of the article by fingertip pressure, for removal of the article from the rack.
Inventors
- 👤 Donald J. Althoff
- 👤 Glen P. Hunt
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 21:57
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B33/00; G11B33/02; G11B33/04; G11B33/0405; G11B33/0461; G11B33/0483; A; A47; A47F; A47F5/00; A47F5/08; A47F5/0807; A47F5/0846; A47F5/0853; A47F7/00; A47F7/14; A47F7/146
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
106 words
A rack for the storage of articles in rows along a room wall, said rack comprising, rack members for vertically spaced placement on the room wall and each including a wall and a shelf having article barrier means, spacers located between said rack members and adapted for room wall attachment, and coupling means on said spacers and said rack members for coupling of the rack members in a vertical spaced apart relationship to one another, said coupling means including a support surface for supporting of the articles in an upright position and enabling tilting of the article by fingertip pressure during article removal from the rack.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
106 words
A rack for the storage of articles in rows along a room wall, said rack comprising, rack members for vertically spaced placement on the room wall and each including a wall and a shelf having article barrier means, spacers located between said rack members and adapted for room wall attachment, and coupling means on said spacers and said rack members for coupling of the rack members in a vertical spaced apart relationship to one another, said coupling means including a support surface for supporting of the articles in an upright position and enabling tilting of the article by fingertip pressure during article removal from the rack.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
The rack claimed in claim 1 wherein said coupling means includes sleeves, said support surface on some of said sleeves.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
The rack claimed in claim 2 wherein said sleeves define slots permitting sliding engagement with said spacers.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
37 words
The rack claimed in claim 1 wherein said rack members each define a lengthwise extending groove in said wall to facilitate braking off of a portion of the rack member wall during installation on the room wall.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
134 words
A rack for attachment to a room wall for the storage of articles, said rack including, rack members for vertically spaced apart attachment to the room wall and each including a wall component, a shelf and barrier means at the distal edge of the shelf, spacers for attachment to a room wall and to said rack members, coupling means on said rack members and said spacers to support the rack members in a spaced apart relationship, and a support surface offset from the wall component of said rack members and against which an article may rest, said support surface additionally supporting an article during tilting of the article during removal of the article from the rack, and said coupling means including sleeves on said rack members, said support surface on some of said sleeves.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
134 words
A rack for attachment to a room wall for the storage of articles, said rack including, rack members for vertically spaced apart attachment to the room wall and each including a wall component, a shelf and barrier means at the distal edge of the shelf, spacers for attachment to a room wall and to said rack members, coupling means on said rack members and said spacers to support the rack members in a spaced apart relationship, and a support surface offset from the wall component of said rack members and against which an article may rest, said support surface additionally supporting an article during tilting of the article during removal of the article from the rack, and said coupling means including sleeves on said rack members, said support surface on some of said sleeves.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
The rack claimed in claim 5 wherein said spacers include ribs of circular section insertably engageable with said sleeves.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
91 words
The rack claimed in claim 5 wherein said barrier means includes an upwardly extending portion and lower depending portion, said lower depending portion of greater vertical dimensions than said upwardly extending portion to confine the upper and lower extremities of an article at rest on a shelf while permitting manual upward displacement of the article during removal from the rack to the extent the lower extremity of the article is momentarily offset upwardly from said upwardly extending portion enabling outward passage of the article extremity for convenient removal of the article.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1995-09-22 | 1996-03-23 | 1996-09-22 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1999-09-22 | 2000-03-23 | 2000-09-22 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2003-09-22 | 2004-03-23 | 2004-09-22 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |