Patents Assigned to Versatile Products LLC
  • Patent number: 6675725
    Abstract: A shelving assembly including at least one shelf member and at least one upright frame member wherein the frame member includes at least vertically arranged couplers and the shelf member includes two other vertically arranged couplers on one lateral edge where the couplers on either the shelf member or frame member include pins and the couplers on the other of the shelf and frame member include slot delineators and where the slot delineators open in the same direction so that, with the pins received within the slot delineators, the shelf member can be detached from the frame member by moving the shelf member in directions perpendicular to pin axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Assignee: Versatile Products LLC
    Inventors: J. Reed Felton, Douglas G. Lawrence
  • Patent number: 6584916
    Abstract: An adjustable shelving apparatus including at least one shelving member and at least one upright frame member wherein the shelving member can be mounted to the frame member in each of a horizontal and a vertical position, the frame member forming a coupler assembly and the shelving member also forming a coupler assembly wherein the shelving member has a rear surface and at least one end surface, an end extending member extending laterally from the end surface and a rear portion of the shelf adjacent the rear surface forming another portion of the shelving member coupler assembly. The disclosure also includes a supportable member for use with the vertically mounted shelving member, the shelving member having a thickness between top and bottom oppositely facing surfaces and the supportable member having a bracket that receives the shelving member edge there by supporting a portion of the supportable member adjacent the shelving member edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2003
    Assignee: Versatile Products LLC
    Inventors: J. Reed Felton, Douglas G. Lawrence
  • Patent number: 6205934
    Abstract: A shelving apparatus for use with a rigid frame member wherein the apparatus includes at least one shelf member having a longitudinal axis and an end surface coincident therewith, first and second coupler pairs mounted to the shelf member and frame member, respectively, the second pair delineating a clearance region within a coupling plain, the couplers including first and second pins and first and second slot delineators which are operative to support the shelf in any of several different positions including at least one essentially horizontal position and which are configured and juxtaposed such that the shelf member can easily be dismounted from the frame member so that the first and second couplers pass into the clearance region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Assignee: Versatile Products LLC
    Inventors: J. Reed Felton, Douglas G. Lawrence
  • Patent number: 6053115
    Abstract: In the combination of a shelf and a shelf-supporting apparatus, the shelf has a longitudinal axis and an end surface coincident with such axis. The apparatus supports the shelf at the shelf end surface. In the improvement, the shelf includes first and second support pins extending from the end surface in a direction parallel to the axis. These support pins define a first spacing dimension. The apparatus includes a support member having a first or forward slot and a second or rearward slot. Each slot has a pin-support portion with a clearance region therebetween. The clearance region has first and second boundaries, the second slot includes a pivot portion and the pivot portion and the first boundary define a second spacing dimension slightly greater than the first spacing dimension. The combination is adaptable to a wide variety of shelf types and has particular utility when used in a store fixture for retail display of articles offered for sale.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2000
    Assignee: Versatile Products LLC
    Inventor: J. Reed Felton