Shelving unit
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The claimed ornamental design is shown embodied on an assembly that may be used, for example, as a vertical shelving unit. In an illustrative example, the claimed ornamental design may operate as a stowage area for bins. The broken lines shown in the drawings illustrate unclaimed features and form no part of the claimed design. Dash-dot-dash, dash-dot-dot-dash lines, and brackets in the drawings indicate an indeterminate length, and themselves form no part of the claimed design. This disclosure encompasses embodiments in which any one or combination of the indeterminate length markings are removed, and the length is as shown. Where no boundary line is shown between solid lines, this disclosure encompasses at least a corresponding embodiment in which a boundary line connects the ends of solid lines to demarcate a boundary between a claimed portion and an unclaimed portion.
Claims
The ornamental design for a shelving unit, as shown and described.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 16, 2024
Date of Patent: Apr 28, 2026
Assignee: KAPROCK MANAGEMENT LLC (Grapevine, TX)
Inventors: Dylan Tyler Ritchie (Carlsbad, CA), Noah Michael Rodebaugh (Lake Forest, CA), Matthew Eaton Davis (Rancho Santa Margarita, CA)
Primary Examiner: Kelley A Donnelly
Application Number: 29/952,435