Abstract: A shelf system having a shelf and a bracket. The bracket and shelf interlock to form a snap together unit. The shelf has a channel formed along each of its lateral edges, and each channel extends from the front to the rear of the shelf. The channel is downwardly facing. A tab is lanced out of the side wall of the shelf, and positioned within the channel to form an interference member. A whole is punched in the bracket to cooperate with the tab and the webbed material between the hole and the upper edge of the bracket interferes with the tab, thereby preventing removal of the bracket from the channel after the bracket is assembled to the shelf. The side wall of the shelf is flexible to allow insertion of the bracket beyond the tab. Additionally, secondary engagement means is provided between the lower edge of each rib on the shelf and a support finger on the bracket after the brackets are inserted into the channels of the shelf, the brackets are firmly attached to the shelf.

Abstract: A movable rack for storing and organizing in-line skates. The rack comprises a frame to support at least one platform containing elongated slots. The frame includes four horizontal support members to support the platform extending between four vertical members. The elongated slots contained within the platform have a suitable width to allow only a wheeled portion of the in-line skate therethrough, thus supporting the in-line skate in a substantially upright position.

Abstract: A one-piece metal card cage has integral card guides provided by rows of formed projections that extend into the interior of the cage. The projections are hollow to provide ventilation openings through which air may flow to and from the interior of the cage. The card cage is fabricated from a one-piece sheet metal blank that is folded and joined together to provide top and bottom walls, opposite sidewalls, a backwall and a front opening.

Abstract: A corrugated deck for use as decking or shelving in storage racks is provided. The deck has a plurality of apertures punched or formed into the horizontal surface areas according to a predetermined pattern. Each aperture is punched or formed such that a downwardly sloping, vertical flange is created from the surrounding material. The flange directs the flow of liquid into the aperture from the adjacent horizontal surface areas and reinforces the structural integrity of the deck. A storage rack made with decks of this invention meets fire code requirements regarding the percentage of open area in the shelving and at the same time handles high load-bearing applications.

Abstract: A foldable, point-of-purchase display stand is disclosed. The display stand is manufactured from a piece sheet of corrugated board. The display stand has a shelf that is secured by a hook affixed with a pop rivet or eyelet. The disclosed stand is stable for weight-bearing for use in the advertising industry for displaying books and magazines. The display stand of the invention is quickly and easily assembled.

Abstract: A system for construction whereby a virtually unlimited number of structural configurations relating to vastly different applications can be assembled using relatively few different structural members. Structural members are sized and slotted according to a standardized system. Because structural members are sized and slotted according to the standardized system, the vast majority of structural members are interchangeable and inter-connectable with other structural members to allow for scaling and expansion of structural assemblies while maintaining consistent spacing. This wide range of interchangeability and consistently spaced inter-connectibility overcomes conventional restraints which have, historically, limited design flexibility and the resulting utility of conventionally constructed items.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a display rack primarily including a main frame made of light-weight plastic corrugated board and a number of movable partitions supported by a number of supporting pieces fixed on the main frame so that the main frame is divided by the partitions into a number of holding rooms. The present invention is characterized in that the corrugated board of the main frame has a plurality of grooved rails longitudinally disposed in parallel. The supporting pieces are made of hard material and include at least one blocking extension strip at one side thereof which is vertical to the surface of the supporting pieces. The surface of the supporting piece is fitted with a locking groove near the bottom end of the blocking extension strip in order that the protruding blocking extension strip of the supporting piece is able to be inserted into the grooved rails while the locking groove near the bottom end of the blocking extension strip is fixed on the surface of the main frame.

Abstract: A flexible plate device has a plastic plate and two connection bars. Two sets of spaced linear grooves are formed on two ends of the plastic plate. Each of the connection bars is disposed on the respective end of the plastic plate and enclosed by the respective set of the spaced linear grooves. Each of the connection bars has a threaded hole.

Abstract: A shelf (1) for a cabinet. The shelf has a hinged flap (7,8) at either end. When the shelf is lifted, the flaps pivot downwardly under gravity to cause an effective reduction in the width of the shelf allowing the shelf to be removed between two front posts of the cabinet.

Abstract: A triangulated shelf display unit comprises first and second support columns including a plurality of receptacles for receipt of respective ends of shelving units. The shelves are formed by folding along crease lines a rectangular piece of cardboard stock. Once folded, the shelves include a pair of triangulated beams positioned beneath a major planar surface of the shelf and located along side edges thereof. The triangulated beams provide increased structural rigidity and loading support to the display unit.

Abstract: The invention relates to shelving, in particular, shelving consisting of components which are assembled with securing elements. The invention contains a frame having a back wall, a pair of side walls, a top wall and a bottom wall attached to each other with a plurality of tabs and corresponding slots located on the back wall, side walls, top wall and bottom wall. The back wall, side walls, top wall and bottom wall are constructed of folded material which provides rounded edges that limit damage to material stored on the shelf. A securing bore is located on each of the tabs and is milled to a particular diameter corresponding to the type of material used to construct the shelf and the load supported. A plurality of safety bars are inserted through the securing bore located on each of the tabs. The safety bars prevent the removal of the tabs from the corresponding slots and help secure the shelf.

Abstract: A display stand includes a plurality of panels which are supportably held in an erect condition by a plurality of rear support sections which are retained in a deployed condition by a pair of locking flaps which are secured in a locked condition. The stand is self-standing and resistant to tipping and overturning.

Abstract: A storage shelf system has vertical supports and horizontal beams connecting the vertical supports. Profiled shelves rest on the horizontal beams. Each one of the profiled shelves has at least one integral bearing surface and integral guide surfaces projecting upwardly past the at least one bearing surface.

Abstract: In a preferred embodiment, a one-piece cabinet base, including: a horizontal, generally rectangular, planar, cabinet receiving surface on which to place a cabinet; vertical supports at either end of the horizontal surface, formed of one piece with the horizontal surface and depending therefrom; and horizontal base plates at lower ends of the vertical supports and formed of one piece with the vertical supports.

Abstract: An organizer for medicines, toiletries, and other similarly-sized articles adapted as a free-standing frame adapted to fit inside a household medicine cabinet, with a horizontal base panel forming a lowermost of a plurality of shelves. The base panel and each shelf being attached to a back panel. Preferably, each of the shelves is incrementally less deep than the next lower shelf and incrementally less wide that the next lower shelf to facilitate visibility of the stored items to the user and to facilitate access to stored items by the user. Peferably, the base panel and each shelf has a rim along its front edge to prevent stored items from falling off the front edge. At least one of surfaces of the organizer is mirrored and others are transparent to increase visibility of stored items the user. The organizer is formed of materials amenable to cleaning with common household surface cleaning products.

Abstract: A display stand has a front wall, a back wall, and two side walls defining four lower corners of the display stand. Near each lower corner, the display stand is equipped with a base, which is equipped with a first roller mounted to the base so as to be freely rotatable about a generally horizontal axis and with a second roller mounted to the base so as to be freely rotatable about a generally horizontal axis. The axes about which the first rollers are rotatable are perpendicular to the axes about which the second rollers are rotatable. Each of the first rollers is located beneath a respective one of the side walls, near a respective one of the front and back walls. Each of the second rollers is located beneath a respective one of the front and back walls, near a respective one of the side walls.

Abstract: A shelf structure for use in a freezer compartment of a refrigerator includes a horizontal shelf and a base formed integrally of one piece with the shelf. The base extends downwardly from the shelf and includes upper and lower pairs of guide rails. A case is slidably supported on the upper guide rails and carries ice cube trays which are rotatable relative to the case for ejecting ice cubes. An ice cube storage bin is slidably mounted on the lower guide rails beneath the trays for receiving the ejected ice cubes.

Abstract: A shelving construction which includes upright members having a U-shaped cross-section and a plurality of shelves connected between the upright members, is improved by providing at least one stiffener plate extending between and into two upright members disposed so that the flanks of each upright member extend toward the other upright member. The stiffener plate has an effective width so as to be snugly received within the upright members. Each upright member defines at least one bridging portion, and the stiffener plate has, for each bridging portion, two spaced-apart protrusions such that the bridging portion can snap into place between the protrusions when the stiffener plate is inserted into the respective upright member.

Abstract: A construction including at least two thin panels (1,2) of lightweight material which are engaged to one another by at least one connector (10) manufactured from a tough material such as polycarbonate. The connector has a socket (11) rigidly secured to the panel (2), and a resilient clip (13) disengagedly connected to the second panel (1) through an orifice (19) in the second panel (1). The construction can be configured in many different ways to provide display units, merchandising units and multi-sided units. For example, for merchandising or display purposes, the construction may be in the forms of a cube structure (221) or a cruciform-type quad structure (241), and for display or barrier purposes, the construction may be configured as a wall (291).

Abstract: A multi-tier display rack is formed from a flat blank of sheet material. The sheet material includes four panels which create front, rear and opposed side walls of the display rack. In a preferred embodiment, one panel includes sections which are partially punched out to form shelves of the display rack. Each shelf includes a slot therethrough. Another panel includes locking tabs which are partially punched out and pushed through the slots to lock the shelves in place.

Abstract: Shelving patent emphasis appears to be concentrated on ventilated shelving. The shelving herein is for use with wall studs. The areas between studs in garages, basements, and attics usually constitute wasted space. This space is even less pleasing when free standing shelves are placed in front of studs. There is a need for shelves which effectively utilize the spaces between exposed studs. Stud shelves available commercially are only as deep as the depth of the studs themselves, and both hands are needed to screw or nail up one end of the shelf while the other end of the shelf dangles freely. The shelving herein extends beyond the front edges of the studs, and spikes support the shelves during installation.

Abstract: A shrouded container includes a display stand having a general configuration of a rectangular prism and bounding an internal space for receiving items to be displayed when the display stand is in its erected position of use, and a shroud configured to be slid over the display stand and including a top that completes the enclosure of the internal space when the shroud is mounted on the display stand to permit shipping of the items to be displayed in such enclosed space.

Abstract: A wire shelf and cover assembly is disclosed. The wire shelf has at least two parallel, spaced apart support bars and a plurality of parallel, spaced apart, coplanar cross bars fastened at right angles to the support bars. The cover has a generally planar, rectangular sheet of material adapted to rest upon the cross bars of the wire shelf. A securing mechanism is fastened to the sheet of material and adapted to engage at least a portion of the wire shelf to retain the sheet of material in a fixed position relative to the wire shelf. Preferably the securing mechanism includes at least one tab which is coplanar with the sheet of material and bendable to extend downwardly from at least one of the front edge and the back edge, to fit between an adjacent pair of the cross bars of the shelf, and to lockingly engage the adjacent cross bars. A method of covering the wire shelf, is also disclosed.

Abstract: The heat distribution plate provides controlled flare-up through a system of drop-in distribution plates having holes or slots to allow dripping fats to be ignited. Good heat uniformity across the entire grill is afforded, and the controlled flare-up provided by the holes are slots gives the food a barbecued rather than baked flavor. The distribution plates are held in position in the containment casting by engaging flanges on the casting. The flanges are arranged to minimize the air gap between adjacent edges of the plates.

Abstract: A rack for supporting goods, such as hot food, on the seat of a car during delivery includes a platform having a leg extending in one direction at one side, and a second leg extending in an opposite direction from an opposite side. The first leg acts as a edge or rail to catch the object on the support surface of the platform and the second leg extends from the platform to the car seat to maintain the platform on a generally horizontal plane. The first and second legs have differing lengths, so that the rack may be inverted to accommodate different depths of seat crevices. Also disclosed is an extension member for seats having unusually deep crevices.

Abstract: A device for forming a solid support surface adjacent an open wire shelf having a front support member, a rear support member and a plurality of intermediate wire members which have longitudinal openings therebetween wherein the solid support surface is flexibly resilient to be snapped in place between a slot defined in the ticket molding secured along the front support member of the open wire shelf and the rear support member thereof. The cover plate of the solid shelf device preferably is of a plastic or spring steel material to facilitate placement thereof between a slot defined by the ticket molding and the rear support member.

Abstract: Storage rack shelving with improved fire protection for goods stored on multilevel racks, which includes decking having a plurality of channels, which have drain openings at selected locations to permit fluid from sprinklers thereabove to flow down over the goods into channels under the goods and out to lower level shelving for fire abatement, the shelving being provided with dams at the front and rear of the channels to confine and direct the sprinkler fluid.

Abstract: A snack display is formed from a unitary blank. The blank includes a plurality of parallel spaced apart cross pieces together with a pair of side pieces foldably joined to opposite ends of the cross pieces respectively. The side pieces are of arcuate cross sectional configuration and planar panels are foldably joined to edges of the side pieces which are remote from the cross pieces. Outer edges of the planar panels which are remote from the side pieces are joined together and a plurality of shelves are foldably joined respectively to the cross pieces.

Abstract: A multi-shelf storage container for books of wallcovering samples comprising a top, bottom, rear, and a pair of side walls spaced from one another, the front of said container between said side walls being open, the side walls being canted rearwardly from bottom to top, and a plurality of essentially horizontal shelves extending between said side walls and from said open front toward said rear. The top, bottom and each shelf is comprised of two halves, each vertical set of shelf halves being connected with one of the side walls, the container including means for joining to one another the halves of at least one of the top, bottom or rear. The halves of each shelf are laterally spaced from one another to define a path therebetween along which the fastener of a wallcovering sample book can ride.

Abstract: A display shelf includes at least two side panels each panel formed with a plurality of gripping plates on the side panel, and a plurality of horizontal planks each plank formed with a plurality of side lugs each lug interlockably snapped on each gripping plate formed on the side panel so that the horizontal planks can be easily mounted on the side panels without requiring any fixing element or tool for a convenient assembly or dismantling work of the shelf.

Abstract: A rolling container for stacks of egg trays, comprising a wheeled frame including interconnected upright sections and sidewalls, and presenting a plurality of storeys separated by shelves with a relatively low front edge, characterized in that the container has a completely open front and the shelves are fixedly mounted, the arrangement being such that adjacent stacks can be taken out all at the same time.

Abstract: Improved display module has at least one opening in a wall that would otherwise define a recess for insertion of a display object, e.g., a video cassette.

Abstract: For displaying items at a point of purchase, a pair of separate upright supports are arranged disjointably to engage shelf ends secured to the ends of shelves which themselves constitute a plurality of transversely severable components whereby shelf length may be reduced together with pivots for disjointably securing each shelf end to one of the upright supports so that the effective length and capacity of the shelves are rendered adaptable for particular applications.

Abstract: A modular shelving system has a pair of vertical supports for a central stack of shelves. Each shelf is supported by a pair of shelf support brackets extending between the vertical supports and the back wall of a closet, for example. Each shelf has a plurality of sheet metal planks of generally trapezoidal cross section which elastically snap into complementary bosses along the tops of the shelf support brackets. Similar shelves extend from the central stack to side walls of the closet and are supported there by side wall brackets which also have bosses along the top complementary to the cross section of the planks. Some of the brackets have sockets for receiving the ends of hanger bars beneath the shelves.

Abstract: A desktop organizer comprising a pair of side wall panels attached to a rear wall which extends approximately the length of the back edge of a desk. The desktop organizer may include one or more shelves extending the full length of the organizer, or a portion of that length terminating in an intermediate wall panel, with the remainder of the length having a set of stacked shelves or other various modules. The desktop organizer may be open topped, or a top cap may be added which also serves to support additional items.Each of the shelves includes a multiplicity of slots extending partially across the depth of the shelf generally perpendicular to the front and back edges thereof. The dividers may be inserted into the slots, each divider having one or more notches defined in the front edge of the divider which receives a portion of the shelf, the top of the divider being longer than the slot to prevent the divider from passing entirely through the slot.

Abstract: A bracket and shelf assembly in which a first component comprising a bracket member or a shelf member, is provided with button means, and the other of the bracket member or shelf member comprises a second component having hole means therein, the hole means being adapted to receive the button means to connect the two components together, the button and hole means being so shaped as to facilitate locking of the two components together by sliding one component relative to the other.

Abstract: A two-sided storage system or bin comprising a plurality of flat, rigid shelves arranged in a zig-zag vertical arrangement in such a manner that alternate shelves of the system or bin are located in alternate oblique planes extending transversely of the shelves at an acute angle preferably not exceeding 15 degrees, in alternating opposite directions from horizontal. The system or bin provides access openings to compartments converging transversely from said access openings on each longitudinal side of the system or bin for a pair of operators working simultaneously on opposite sides of the system or bin and prevents each operator from interfering with the work of the other operator. The oblique support planes for the shelves improves the vision area of each operator over what would exist if the shelves extended horizontally.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a support structure, or leg, for a piece of furniture such as a table or the like. A blank of planar sheet material is provided with a rectangular opening adjacent one end and bent about an axis extending through the opening to form the support structure of the invention. The opening is sized such that after bending an edge of a table top is inserted in the opening and supported thereby. A plurality of the support structures, or legs, are attached to the table top to provide necessary support.

Abstract: A shelf of laminated material, particularly of sheet metal, includes downwardly bent edges at the sides thereof, especially at the longitudinal sides. The downwardly bent edges form stiffening portions which over the width thereof have cross-sectional profiles which are at least partially opened toward the center of the shelf. Additional sectional members of laminated material are provided which have a cross-sectional shape which fits at least in certain areas to the open cross-sectional profile of the bent edges of the shelf. The additional sectional members are attachable and fixable on or in the bent edges of the shelf and may be additionally connectible to the shelf.

Abstract: A shipping and display container for retail sales of small items such as candy includes a plurality of vertically stacked boxes, each with a front opening for removal of merchandise and a vertical divider for mechanical strength. The boxes can be glued together. A display tray is glued to the top of the stacked boxes. A decorative wrapper, which is glued around three sides of the stacked boxes and display tray, includes easily removable perforated access panels aligned with the front openings in the boxes. The access panels are left in position during shipment and are removed for display. A base pallet is attached to the bottom of the container for protection thereof and for raising the level of the container to facilitate display.

Abstract: A mail sorting apparatus having a pair of opposing side panels, a top panel, a pair of opposing back panels, and a plurality of shelving members extending between the opposing side panels. The shelving members are supported by brackets having spaced apart shelf supporting tabs, the brackets being located along the opposing side panels and back panels. The shelving members are divided into compartments by a plurality of dividers, with the dividers being received within slots extending through the shelving members. The size of the compartments is adjustable by modifying the spacing of the shelving members and placement of the dividers.

Abstract: A gravity feed shelf includes a plurality of chutes mounted on a rectangular frame having front and rear cross supports interconnected at their ends with a pair of side supports, the corner junctions between adjacent ends of the rear cross support and the side supports being formed by a lost motion connection in which front and back tabs on a support panel integral with each side support slide in slots formed in downwardly projecting elements of the rear cross support to accommodate sidewise motion of the side supports relative to the rear cross support so that variations in the horizontal spacing between vertical support posts on which the shelf is mounted due to manufacturing or installation procedures may be accommodated since the interconnection between these support posts and the shelf is via the rear ends of the side supports.

Abstract: There is disclosed a storage shelf which is specifically designed for an orderly storage of pails with tapered sidewalls. The shelf is used on a rack with end frames which support longitudinal rails at each shelf level. The shelves of the invention are supported between the longitudinal rails, with their ends resting on ledges which are on the inside surface of each rail. Each shelf is formed of heavy gauge sheet metal having coextensive, sidewalls with inclined inside walls. The height and inclination of the inside walls corresponds to the difference between the top and bottom diameters of the pails. This results in a shelf having inclined sidewalls which center the pails on the shelves, yet which provides minimal clearance between the tops of the pails, from row to row, thereby achieving automatic alignment of the pails without increasing the overall size or bulk of the storage unit. Each shelf is braced by its sidewalls and by a central longitudinal rib on its undersurface.

Abstract: A hanger bracket for attaching a furniture component to an upright wall. The component has end panels each provided with a substantially identical bracket adapted for engagement with slots formed in an upright. The bracket is formed in one piece of a thin sheetlike metal plate which is oriented vertically closely adjacent the respective end panel. The bracket has a forward end fixed to the end panel, and a cantilevered spring part which projects rearwardly adjacent the end panel in sidewardly spaced relationship so that it can be sidewardly resiliently deflected. This spring part, at the rearward edge thereof, has L-shaped hooks projecting rearwardly for engagement with the respective slotted upright. The spring part also has a locking finger integrally associated therewith adjacent the free edge thereof, which locking finger has a rearwardly protruding hose which registers with and projects into one of the slots only when the hooks are seated on the upright.

Abstract: Simplified metallic structures, in particular shelving, consisting of shelves and uprights, made of relatively thin sheet metal and complete with projections and of fixing members consisting of plastic angular components arranged in the space defined between the uprights and the shelves and with cavities where the projections of the shelves and the uprights are inserted.The uprights may have the same shape and dimensions of the shelves, or may have smaller dimensions and have a transverse section corresponding to that of the cavity. A hole is made in the angular components where the fixing and anchoring tie-rods are inserted.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for constructing a light weight yet durable shelf or panel unit. The preferred material of the invention is corrugated fiberboard. It will be appreciated, however, that the inventive concepts may will be applied to other materials such as plastic compounds and derivatives.In use of the design, light weight materials are folded together to yield a durable shelving structure with fastening means being formed on side edges thereof. The basic panel is designed as a one-piece unit with two rectangular pieces inserted therein in use of the invention.

Abstract: A sheet metal folding shelf construction particularly suited for desk top use which may be transported in partially assembled folded condition to be subsequently erected by a user with a minimum of manipulation. A back panel is hingedly interconnected at each end to a pair of side panels, the side panels defining slots in which shelf members are engaged, the engagement of the shelf members serving to inhibit axial movement of the hinged components on the back and side elements.

Abstract: According to the invention, a collapsible display module has a wall blank with wall panels connected end to end foldably relative to each other to define a continuous wall structure. The wall blank is convertible between a flattened state wherein it can be readily stored and transported, and an expanded display state wherein pairs of opposed, facing panels bound a storage space. First and second flaps associated with each of the wall panels of one wall panel pair interconnect and define spaced shelves for placement of articles to be displayed.

Abstract: A decorative shelf edging strip has a generally L-shaped cross section. The strip cooperates with a metal shelf having two successive bends forming a front face and underturned lip. The front face of one of the legs of the L is treated with a decorative coating which may simulate wood grain for decorating the front face of the shelf. The second leg of the L-shaped strip terminates in a hook which engages the edge of the underturned lip of the shelf. The first and second legs of the strip form an angle slightly less than 90.degree. and the second leg further includes a small dogleg bend. A rib extends along the length of the strip from the upper portion of the first leg. Upon installation, the hook is first engaged with the rear edge of the underturned lip of the metal shelf.

Abstract: A merchandise support, of the sort often used in supermarkets for displaying and vending merchandise in supermarkets in vertical relationship, may be constructed entirely from cardboard, boxboard, or other sheet material which may be cut and fabricated similar to the procedure used in making a folding box. A base comprises a vertical back panel having opposed side panels folded forward therefrom to create a three-dimensional support. A shelf support, which is ultimately positioned to become part of the base, comprises a three-dimensional box-like vertical shelf support insert which comprises front and rear panels. The front panel is provided with a plurality of vertically spaced normally horizontal slots in which individual shelves are positioned. A bottom panel extends forwardly and is positioned inside the base.