Patents by Inventor George W. Niblock

George W. Niblock has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 5441162
    Abstract: An adjustable wire shelf structure is provided wherein each shelf has an open wire mesh surface and vertical side walls terminating short of the corners of the shelf. A shelf corner mount member is secured to each corner of the shelf to provide mounting means to attach to conventional shelf support posts. The corner mount members have two legs at right angles to one another with each leg having a first portion terminating adjacent the ends of its abutting side wall and a second portion inwardly offset from the first portion a distance approximately equal to the thickness of the side wall with the second leg portion of the corner mount secured to the inner surface of the side wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 15, 1995
    Inventor: George W. Niblock
  • Patent number: 4629077
    Abstract: A shelving system with an improved shelf to post support assembly that permits the support of heavy shelf loadings, yet easy separation of the support assembly as well as an elimination of racking. The support assembly, positioned at each corner of each shelf, includes a one piece, split ring insert member and a corner section fixed to the shelf. The insert member is independently positioned on the post at a desired position and is comprised of an upper portion having a cylindrically shaped wall section defining a substantially cylindrical interior bore and a cylindrical outer wall. The lower section is radiused outwardly beyond the outer cylindrical wall and the interior bore extends therethrough and includes a radially inwardly directed rib. The corner section has a through bore including upper and lower cylindrical wall sections, the lower having a greater diameter with a chamfered surface serving to connect the upper and lower sections together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 1985
    Date of Patent: December 16, 1986
    Inventor: George W. Niblock