Cantilever Support Patents (Class 108/108)
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Patent number: 9398819Abstract: A basket may include a basket frame, a hook assembly and a bottom. The basket frame has a meshed unit, and an upper board and lower board extending from the meshed unit. The upper board has a side frame with reversed U shape, and the lower board has an L-shaped portion. The basket frame is made in one piece to avoid soldering, which would decrease the structural strength of the basket. Also, the upper board has a side frame with reversed U shape and the lower board has an L-shaped portion to enhance the structural strength of the basket frame, so the bottom can sustain heavier objects. Furthermore, the basket frame and the bottom are all meshed, the objects are unlikely to fall out from the basket.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2014Date of Patent: July 26, 2016Assignee: Elfa International ABInventors: Cheng-Yuan Tsai, Peter Nilsson
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Patent number: 9357858Abstract: Disclosed are display systems comprised of at least one wall panel and at least one shelf comprising a light fixture, the wall panel having two rows of parallel slots, one set of parallel slots (either on the wall panel or uprights adjacent to the wall panel), providing cooperative access by support brackets disposed on the shelf for supporting the shelf, the support brackets not carrying any of the electrical circuitry for the light fixture, one other set of parallel slots providing cooperative access for electrical contact elements disposed on the shelf to an electric source element disposed on the wall panel and providing electricity to the light fixture. Also disclosed are wall panels, shelves and lighting devices that may be used, alone or in combination, for new installations or in retrofitting existing display systems.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2013Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: Sungal CorporationInventor: Yeyang Sun
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Patent number: 9339125Abstract: A display fixture includes a shelf and a cross bar positioned below the shelf by a distance and having an interior channel and a slot. A fence is mounted to a top of the shelf and located proximal to a front of the shelf. A winder assembly includes a winder mechanism located inside the interior channel of the cross bar and a retractable tether coupled to the winder mechanism and having a distal end. The retractable tether extends through the slot in the cross bar and around a back of the shelf, is attached to product resting on the shelf and the distal end of the retractable tether is locked to the fence.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2015Date of Patent: May 17, 2016Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.Inventors: David J. Floersch, Blake M. Johnson
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Patent number: 9216507Abstract: A wall mounted collapsible work bench, the bench having a frame mounted flush against a wall, at least one support member, and a work surface having a top planar surface, a bottom, a back side, a front side, a first end and an opposing second end, wherein the back side is fixedly hinged to the top bar of the frame such that, in an open position, the work surface hinges upward to rest atop the A shaped braces, perpendicular to the frame and, in a collapsed position, the work surface hinges downward to lie parallel to the frame.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2011Date of Patent: December 22, 2015Inventor: William A. Kirchgessner
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Patent number: 9044090Abstract: A bracket or support member (119.771) including a body (119.770), at least one arm or hook extending away from the body that can be inserted through an aperture (104.704) in a support (104.700), the at least one arm or hook (119.722) including an end portion (119.720) which is adapted to be received into a recess (104.702) on a rear surface of the support (104.700). A support system (FIG. 124) is also disclosed which utilizes the bracket or support member (119.771) in combination with an apertured panel (124.700).Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2011Date of Patent: June 2, 2015Assignee: SOLID RACKS PTY LIMITEDInventors: Trevor Drake, Nicolle Drake
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Patent number: 9010034Abstract: The invention relates to a partition system (10) comprising a plurality of wall elements (1) merging one into another, wherein at least one wall element (1) is designed as a stepped element (150), and wherein at least one wall element (1) is designed as a corner element (250).Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2010Date of Patent: April 21, 2015Assignee: Herman Miller, Inc.Inventors: Claudia Plikat, Johann Burkhard Schmitz, Carola E. M. Zwick, Roland R. O. Zwick
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Patent number: 9010703Abstract: A kit for mounting one or more appliances on a pole, the kit comprising a central ring for being mounted around a pole and having a through-hole, a fitting surface and a support surface, and a carrier having a base part and at least one support arm extending from said base part for supporting one or more appliances, wherein said base part is adapted to be fitted on said support surface and has a through-hole adapted for being fitted around said fitting surface.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2010Date of Patent: April 21, 2015Assignee: Acronimus Technology, S.L.Inventors: Jose Tresserras Picas, Javier Viñas Garcia De Falces, Antonio Fargas Angrill
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Patent number: 8960827Abstract: A shelving assembly includes a support plate, left and right side supports, and rear and front anti-tip and retention features. The side supports each include a front end located adjacent to a front edge of the support plate, and a rear end located adjacent to a rear edge of the support plate. A portion of the rear and front anti-tip and retention features is disposed above the support plate for preventing tipping and for retaining the support plate on the side supports. The front and rear anti-tip and retention features are spaced apart such that a majority of the top surface of the support plate along opposite left and right side edges is freely exposed and unencumbered by the front and rear anti-tip and retention features.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2013Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: SSW Holding Company, Inc.Inventors: Matthew McMillin, Jason Robert Yochum
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Patent number: 8950603Abstract: A device for supporting consumer products includes a transmission, a first end plate, a second end plate, and a shelf. The transmission includes a worm wheel coupled to a socket; a worm gear engaged to the worm wheel and coupled to a back axle shaft; a first pinion gear coupled to a first end of the back axle shaft; and a second pinion gear coupled to a second end of the back axle shaft. The first end plate is coupled to a first end of a back axle shaft shroud, where the back axle shaft shroud includes a first shelf hook and a second shelf hook. The second end plate coupled to the second end of the back axle shaft. The shelf is coupled to the first and second end plates and includes a first and a second shelf pin.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2013Date of Patent: February 10, 2015Assignee: ADCO Industries—Technologies, L.P.Inventors: Raymond E. Davis, Clifton Glenn Hampton
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Patent number: 8926034Abstract: A refrigerator includes a body having a storage space for keeping food at low temperature, a door movably attached to the body to selectively open and close the storage space, a first shelf movably provided in the storage space and having a first side surface, a second shelf movably provided in the storage space next to the first shelf and having a second side surface which faces the first side surface of the first shelf, a first pressing portion including a plurality of protrusions formed on the first side surface of the first shelf, and a second pressing portion formed on the second side surface of the second shelf and facing the first pressing portion.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2009Date of Patent: January 6, 2015Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventor: Jinwook Park
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Patent number: 8919264Abstract: An apparatus for adjusting the height of a work surface comprising a height-adjusting mechanism and a universal mount that ensures compatibility with a wide variety of desks and other work surfaces.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2014Date of Patent: December 30, 2014Assignee: WL Innovations, LLCInventor: William Lager
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Patent number: 8915561Abstract: A refrigerator includes a shelf assembly positioned within a compartment. The shelf assembly includes a first shelf portion attached to a first slide and having at least one projection, and a second shelf portion attached to a second slide and having at least one receiving portion. The first and second shelf portions are movable between a retracted position and an extended position. The at least one projection selectively engages the at least one receiving portion. Further, the first shelf portion is movable between a lowered position and a raised position when the first shelf portion is in the retracted position.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2013Date of Patent: December 23, 2014Assignee: Electrolux Home Products, Inc.Inventors: Jay Eichman, Carson Smith
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Patent number: 8905248Abstract: The wall mounted bracket support system includes a set of wall-based mounting brackets that are secured to a linear wall surface, and which enable an inner support assembly to attach, and hang there from. The inner support assembly is configured to secure and support an object thereon, and is able to attach to a swiveling tailgate support assembly or simply hang adjacent the linear wall surface.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2013Date of Patent: December 9, 2014Inventor: Bruce Wolski
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Patent number: 8899162Abstract: The shelf assembly comprises a shelf having top and bottom surfaces. The shelf includes at least one support rail that is secured to the bottom surface of the shelf and runs parallel to one side of said shelf. The support rail also has a tab slot, which is located in a side and adjacent to an end thereof. The shelf assembly also comprises a shelf bracket having a lip and a skirt that extends perpendicular from said lip. The lip and the skirt extend along a length of the shelf bracket, and the shelf bracket has a first tab, which is located in the lip and configured to be removably received in the tab slot. The shelf bracket also has anchoring tabs that are located on an end thereof and configured to be received in a shelving support frame.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2011Date of Patent: December 2, 2014Assignee: Heatcraft Refrigeration Products LLCInventor: Chandrashekhara Chikkakalbalu
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Patent number: 8881660Abstract: A shelf assembly for an appliance includes a shelf panel comprising a generally planar support surface and a rear edge including a raised profile extending away from the support surface. A frame is configured to be mounted to an appliance to support the shelf panel with the support surface extending generally along a horizontal plane. The frame includes an elongated rear support member. A support channel extends at least partially into the rear support member, and is configured to removably receive and capture the rear edge of the shelf panel to inhibit removal of the shelf panel from the frame in the direction of the horizontal plane. The shelf panel is selectively removable from the support channel by tilting a front edge of the shelf panel upwards to a predetermined angle relative to the horizontal plane. A slide latch can selectively and lockingly engage corresponding support structure of an appliance.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2012Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: Electrolux Home Products, Inc.Inventors: Cory Dale Simpson, Nilton Carlos Bertolini, Jeremy Van Hill, Caleb Gossens, Justin Morgan, Paul Dubina
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Patent number: 8851307Abstract: A frame for attachment to the periphery of a panel having a main portion, a surrounding wall designed to surround an edge of the panel, and attachment means for attaching the frame relative to the panel having at least one locking element, the locking element being connected to the main portion by a hinge and being movable relative to the main portion between an open position, in which the panel is capable of being inserted into the surrounding wall without interaction with the locking element, and a closed position, in which, when the surrounding wall surrounds the edge of the panel, the locking element is facing a main face of the panel.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2011Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignee: Saint-Gobain Glass FranceInventors: Pascal Lefevre, Gerard Huchet, Francois Vardon, Beatrice Mottelet
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Patent number: 8820865Abstract: Provided is a refrigeration appliance (2) that includes a fresh food compartment (8) and a freezer compartment (4). A refrigerator liner (14) is located within the fresh food compartment. The liner includes one or more recesses for receiving brackets (10). Each bracket may be removably inserted into a recess (12) such that when the bracket is inserted into the recess, the bracket and recess form a substantially planar plane across the liner.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2010Date of Patent: September 2, 2014Assignee: Electrolux Home Products, Inc.Inventors: Cory Dale Simpson, Nilton Carlos Bertolini
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Patent number: 8769885Abstract: An apparatus and system to removably install, or replace, an awning panel. The awning panel is mounted on a wall or structure or similar vertical surface by insertion into a pair of mounting brackets that have been affixed to the wall. The mounting brackets may be mounted at any distance apart, and thus may accommodate awnings of different sizes. The mounting brackets comprise a right and left bracket, each comprising an angled support art, a holding member, a vertical support member, and a top support member. Supporting members along the sides of the awning panel slide into the space or slot formed by the angled support arm and the holding piece, and is further supported by the angled support arm extending along the underside of the supporting members. The angled support arm may be fixed at a set angle, or may be adjusted to different angles. A cover panel may be used to shield the awning panel, with the cover panel mounted on separate brackets or on the same brackets with the awning panel.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2013Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Inventor: Dennis Lamotte
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Patent number: 8763821Abstract: A shelving system can include can include an elongated support member and a plurality of shelves, each of which can be supported by a clamping mechanism. The support member can have a telescoping configuration so that upper and lower ends of the support member can be pressed against upper and lower stationary objects.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2013Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: simplehuman, LLCInventors: Frank Yang, Tzu-Hao Wei, Myk Wayne Lum, Adam C. Wade
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Patent number: 8757743Abstract: A support system for use in an appliance includes at least one brace including a locking bar and at least one substantially vertical track configured to support the at least one brace. The at least one track includes a first side wall and a second side wall defining a channel therebetween, and a first series of teeth extending from the first side wall into the channel. The locking bar is configured to be supported at a first end on a tooth of the first series of teeth at a selected height within the appliance.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2011Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventor: Mark Wayne Wilson
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Patent number: 8702049Abstract: An ergonomic portable space saving workstation includes at least one rail, at least one support arm connected to the rail for supporting different types of components, and a mounting interface connected to the rail for connecting the rail to a wall, desktop, or wheel mount. The workstation can be used by individuals in lying, sitting, or standing positions and used with objects of various sizes and shapes, such as computer keyboards, monitors, notebooks, desktop computers, footrests, printers, fax machines, projectors, televisions, canvases, desktop surfaces, whiteboards, or chalkboards. The support arm can be adjusted vertically and horizontally to facilitate use in various positions and with various objects.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2012Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Inventor: Benedict Vieira
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Patent number: 8657133Abstract: This disclosure relates to pieces of furniture for housing electronic devices and that give the appearance of being permanently built into a wall. The pieces of furniture comprise panels which can easily be removed and which house and hide wires of electronic devices, giving the appearance that the wires are housed beyond the wall. Additionally, the pieces of furniture are designed to have electronic devices mounted thereon with little mounting (i.e., studs are unnecessary) or no mounting to secure the piece of furniture onto the wall.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2011Date of Patent: February 25, 2014Assignee: Ameriwood Industries, Inc.Inventors: Kevin McGowan, Steve Wahrhaftig, Cory Neudeck
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Patent number: 8651600Abstract: A shelf and a refrigerator having such a shelf are provided. The shelf may include a support frame fixed to an inner surface of a storage compartment of the refrigerator, the support frame including body having a plurality of coupling holes formed along a longitudinal direction, spaced apart at predetermined intervals, and a cover coupled to the body to selectively open and close the plurality of the coupling holes. The cover may include a fixing portion for fixing the cover to the support frame body, and a plurality of opening/closing portions extending from the fixing portion, corresponding to the plurality of the coupling holes, to independently open and close the plurality of the coupling holes. One or more of the plurality of the opening/closing portions may be moved by the shelf plate to couple the shelf plate to the support frame.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Minho Cheong, Moonseok Lee, Seonkyu Kim, Daesung Lee, Woonkyu Seo, Youngnam Kim
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Patent number: 8646624Abstract: A shelving system is disclosed that includes at least one track and at least one standard. The track includes a rearward portion and a forward portion. The standard has an end portion slidably receivable within an opening of the track, such that the position of the standard relative to the track is slidably adjustable along the track.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2011Date of Patent: February 11, 2014Assignee: Clairson, Inc.Inventors: Julio A. Fernandez, Robert P. Kundinger, Jr.
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Patent number: 8596205Abstract: The specification discloses a method for containing spills on shelving and the like, and the resulting support members made in accordance with the method, by providing the generally flat top surface of a support with a hydrophobic surface which is arranged in a spill containment pattern and which is generally in the plane of the top surface of the support. The majority of the top surface of the support consists of one or more spill containment areas which are of a non-hydrophobic nature and which are bounded by the hydrophobic surfaces, such that spills on the shelving collect in the non-hydrophobic spill containment area or areas and are prevented from spreading by the hydrophobic surfaces.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2012Date of Patent: December 3, 2013Assignee: SSW Holding Company, Inc.Inventors: John P. Driver, Matthew McMillin, Bradley M. Nall
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Patent number: 8561419Abstract: An island merchandiser including a first merchandiser module, a second merchandiser module, a third merchandiser module, and a fourth merchandiser module. The first merchandiser module includes a product display area maintained within a temperature range at or below 32 degrees Fahrenheit. The second merchandiser module is positioned next and coupled to the first merchandiser module. The third merchandiser module is positioned next and coupled to the first merchandiser module and the second merchandiser module. The fourth merchandiser module is positioned next to the first merchandiser module and the second merchandiser module opposite the third merchandiser module. The island merchandiser also includes a first insulation panel positioned between the first and second merchandiser modules and the third merchandiser module, and a second insulation panel positioned between the first and second merchandiser modules and the fourth merchandiser module.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2010Date of Patent: October 22, 2013Assignee: Hussmann CorporationInventors: Moisses Navarro, Diego Wood, Raymond P. Twohy, Kevin A. Moody, Michael A. Gillett, Anand Ganesh Rajagopalan, Robert Mullen, Al Arrosagaray
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Patent number: 8534783Abstract: A shelf assembly includes a shelf pane having perimeter edges. A single-piece frame structure is fitted around the perimeter of the shelf pane. The frame structure includes a unitary upper frame member that extends inwardly from the pane edges along a top surface of the shelf pane. A respective lower frame member is connected to the upper frame member along each edge of the shelf pane and is pivotally configured with the upper frame member. The lower frame members are folded under and extend inwardly along a bottom surface of the shelf pane. An attachment mechanism is configured between the respective lower frame members and the upper frame member outward of the edges of the shelf pane.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2010Date of Patent: September 17, 2013Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Jonathan Ian Nash, Donald Joseph Breit
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Patent number: 8480194Abstract: A shelf for an item of furniture, especially for a refrigerator or the like, includes a panel for supporting articles and a frame capable of enclosing the panel by its actual surrounding part, the frame configured to allow the shelf to be fitted into the body of the furniture. The shelf further includes at least one retaining member for retaining the panel at its lower part, which retaining member can be inserted laterally into a hole made in a rib of the frame, which rib runs along the panel, being offset internally relative to the external peripheral edge of the frame, and extends beyond the panel, and then can be fastened onto or behind the border wall of the hole, the retaining member bearing, in the fastened position, against the panel.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2009Date of Patent: July 9, 2013Assignee: Saint-Gobain Glass FranceInventors: Jean-Gerard Leconte, Francois Vardon
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Patent number: 8464645Abstract: The specification discloses a method for containing spills on shelving and the like, and the resulting support members made in accordance with the method, by providing the generally flat top surface of a support with a hydrophobic surface which is arranged in a spill containment pattern and which is generally in the plane of the top surface of the support. The majority of the top surface of the support consists of one or more spill containment areas which are of a non-hydrophobic nature and which are bounded by the hydrophobic surfaces, such that spills on the shelving collect in the non-hydrophobic spill containment area or areas and are prevented from spreading by the hydrophobic surfaces.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2012Date of Patent: June 18, 2013Assignee: SSW Holding Company, Inc.Inventors: John P. Driver, Matthew McMillin, Bradley M. Nall
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Patent number: 8458964Abstract: An apparatus and system to removably install, or replace, an awning panel. The awning panel is mounted on a wall or structure or similar vertical surface by insertion into a pair of mounting brackets that have been affixed to the wall. The mounting brackets may be mounted at any distance apart, and thus may accommodate awnings of different sizes. The mounting brackets comprise a right and left bracket, each comprising an angled support art, a holding member, a vertical support member, and a top support member. Supporting members along the sides of the awning panel slide into the space or slot formed by the angled support arm and the holding piece, and is further supported by the angled support arm extending along the underside of the supporting members. The angled support arm may be fixed at a set angle, or may be adjusted to different angles. A cover panel may be used to shield the awning panel, with the cover panel mounted on separate brackets or on the same brackets with the awning panel.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2011Date of Patent: June 11, 2013Inventor: Dennis Lamotte
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Patent number: 8424466Abstract: A shelf apparatus includes first and second upstanding posts each having a plurality of horizontally-extending grooves in an external surface thereof, the grooves spaced vertically from one another. First and second shelf support clamps are supported by the first and second posts, respectively. The clamps each have a clamp body received only partially about its corresponding post, and the clamps each include a horizontally-extending protuberance such as a rib received in one of the grooves of its respective post. The apparatus further includes first and second shelf brackets supported by the first and second clamps, respectively, and a shelf supported by the first and second shelf brackets.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2008Date of Patent: April 23, 2013Inventor: Kirk J. Botkin
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Patent number: 8414095Abstract: A shelf assembly (1020) in a refrigerator (1002) includes a refrigerator shelf (1022). Also included is a cantilever frame (1028) to slidably support the shelf (1022). The shelf assembly (1020) includes a left side hanger set (1042) extending rearwardly from the cantilever frame (1028). A right side rear bracket extension (1044) extends directly to the right from the right end and the rear portion of the cantilever frame (1028). The rear bracket extension (1044) provides for an offset of the refrigerator shelf (1022) from one side of the refrigerator (1002). The offset provides that when the shelf (1022) is extended forwardly, the front end of the shelf (1022) will not be interfered with by any portion of the refrigerator door when the door is in an open position.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2009Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: SSW Holding Company, Inc.Inventor: Brian Joseph Stewart
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Patent number: 8408405Abstract: A shelving system including an elongated support member and a plurality of shelves, each of which can be supported by a clamping mechanism. The support member has a telescoping configuration so that upper and lower ends of the support member can be pressed against upper and lower stationary objects. The clamping mechanism allows the plurality of shelves to be adjusted both vertically and laterally along a length of the elongated support member.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2011Date of Patent: April 2, 2013Assignee: simplehuman, LLCInventors: Frank Yang, Tzu-Hao Wei, Myk Wayne Lum, Adam C. Wade
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Patent number: 8376484Abstract: A refrigerator that includes at least one vertical support that has a vertical guiding groove with a recess and a plurality of vertically staggered steps provided therein, and a horizontal support provided with a peg engaged into the recess of the guiding groove. In the interlocked position of the horizontal support, the peg rests on one of the steps and presses against a first wall of the vertical support from which the steps protrude. A contact surface of the horizontal support presses against a second wall of the vertical support, the second wall being arranged opposite to the first wall. The contact surface and the steps are staggered in the direction of the width of the walls, the steps being located in a lower position in the recess than the contact surface.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2011Date of Patent: February 19, 2013Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbHInventors: Thomas Benz, Michael Krapp
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Patent number: 8365928Abstract: A gondola standard cap comprises a relatively long and flat front wall with smooth and backwardly curved side edges. The gondola standard cap is provided on its rear with vertically aligned and spaced resilient ears which allow the cap to be installed into the holes of vertical posts in metallic shelving systems. The cap is provided with a plurality of vertically aligned knock-out tabs which are selectively removed as needed for alignment with the holes of the vertical post of the metallic shelving system to accommodate the ears of the brackets of the shelving system. In this way, the gondola standard cap will close off the holes of the vertical posts and prevent any injury by contact with the holes of the posts.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2009Date of Patent: February 5, 2013Assignee: Design Display Group, Inc.Inventor: Richard James Lauro
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Patent number: 8333158Abstract: A shelving system includes shelves pivotally coupled to stanchions. The shelves are coupled to braces used to support the shelves in a working position. Further, the shelves include recesses for receiving the braces when the shelves are in a stored position. The shelves of the shelving system may be arranged such that all shelves may be moved from the working to stored position without interfering with an adjacent shelf. In one example, the shelves couple to the stanchions with spring loaded barrel bolts and rotate along a common bolt axis.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2010Date of Patent: December 18, 2012Inventor: Robert W. Wise
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Patent number: 8333448Abstract: A refrigerator is provided. The refrigerator includes a shelf member provided in the refrigerator; a position setting member positioning the shelf member at the set height; a guide member maintaining the connection state of the shelf member and the position setting member; and a rise induction mechanism allowing the shelf member to be raised by stages as connected with the position setting member.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2007Date of Patent: December 18, 2012Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc.Inventors: Jong-Seok Yoon, Anthony Ogg
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Patent number: 8286561Abstract: The specification discloses a method for containing spills on shelving and the like, and the resulting support members made in accordance with the method, by providing the generally flat top surface of a support with a hydrophobic surface which is arranged in a spill containment pattern and which is generally in the plane of the top surface of the support. The majority of the top surface of the support consists of one or more spill containment areas which are of a non-hydrophobic nature and which are bounded by the hydrophobic surfaces, such that spills on the shelving collect in the non-hydrophobic spill containment area or areas and are prevented from spreading by the hydrophobic surfaces.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2009Date of Patent: October 16, 2012Assignee: SSW Holding Company, Inc.Inventors: John P. Driver, Matthew McMillin, Bradley M. Nall
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Patent number: 8287062Abstract: A spill proof shelf, a refrigerator using the same and a method for assembling a shelf are disclosed. The shelf has a frame, which has a peripheral frame portion for defining a central opening. The shelf further has a plate supported by the peripheral frame portion for providing a containment region in cooperation with the opening. The shelf further has a bracket mountable to the frame. The shelf further has a pivotable tab formed in the peripheral frame portion, which pivots to engage the plate upon mounting of the bracket to the frame.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2009Date of Patent: October 16, 2012Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Jonathan Nash, Donald Breit
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Patent number: 8282178Abstract: A refrigerator includes support rails which are positioned adjacent a back wall for supporting a plurality of removable shelf assemblies. First and second shelf support brackets project from the rails and include rear shelf support flanges spaced from support arms. A shelf panel has a back frame member including at least one support hook adapted to engage the shelf support flanges such that the back edge portion of the shelf panel is positively engaged with the shelf support brackets. At the same time, a section of a central portion of the shelf panel is supported on the support arms, while both another section of the central portion and a forward portion of the shelf panel extends in a cantilevered manner beyond the brackets.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2010Date of Patent: October 9, 2012Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Ryan R. Bradley, Matthew G. Czach, Sagar P. Kanagali
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Patent number: 8256628Abstract: A shelving system includes a product, a base, a tray insert, a template, and a placement clip. The base has a top surface forming a receptacle and includes a hanger assembly for securing the base to a shelving unit. The tray insert is secured into the receptacle formed in the top surface of the base. The tray insert has a plurality of slots spaced along a length of the insert. The template is received over the tray insert to cover the insert. The template has openings through the tray insert to selectively expose a desired subset of slots. The placement clip is secured through one of the openings in the template into a pair of the desired subset of slots. The placement clip acts to secure the template to the tray insert and is adapted to maintain the product.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2011Date of Patent: September 4, 2012Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.Inventors: William Y. Stafford, Nick Quang Trinh, Benjamin Weshler
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Patent number: 8234983Abstract: A post and beam furniture construction has a number of support posts and a plurality of beams that interconnect the posts. Accessories, including storage shelves and cabinets, and work surfaces are releasably supported by the posts at various positions relative to the shelf length and the post spacing. Support brackets interconnect accessories and posts. Each post has at least two accessory support rails extending along the post length. A support bracket engages a selected rail. Spaced support bracket receptacles extend along a length of the accessory and a support bracket engages a selected bracket receptacle. The beams may be removed from respective posts without moving the posts and may also be length adjustable.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2010Date of Patent: August 7, 2012Inventor: Travis M Randolph
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Patent number: 8231191Abstract: A shelf, particularly for a refrigerator or the like, including at least one panel and at least one attached plastic structure. The shelf is preferably obtained by shrinking the structure after assembling the panel and the structure. The attached plastic structure can mate and/or exert lateral pressure on the edge of the panel.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2007Date of Patent: July 31, 2012Assignee: Saint-Gobain Glass FranceInventors: Jean-Gerard Leconte, Francois Vardon
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Patent number: 8225946Abstract: A shelving system having a support member and a plurality of shelves slidably connected to the support member with a connection mechanism. The connection mechanism including a clamping mechanism moving between locked and unlocked positions, wherein in the locked position the shelf is locked to the support member and in the unlocked position the shelf can be adjusted linearly along and linearly perpendicularly to a longitudinal axis of the support member. The top of the support member includes a hinged clamp which can attach to a shower head pipe for hanging the shelving system, and the bottom of the support member includes a suction cup for further securing the shelving system to the surface of a wall.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2006Date of Patent: July 24, 2012Assignee: simplehuman, LLCInventors: Frank Yang, Joseph Sandor
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Patent number: 8226184Abstract: A height adjusting apparatus of a shelf for a refrigerator in a refrigerator having the shelf on which objects to be stored are placed and which is movable up or down to a certain height, the apparatus comprising: fixing guides formed in parallel with the movement path of the shelf; and operation levers movable along the fixing guides when the shelf is moved upwardly or downwardly, and restricted in the fixing guides to maintain the shelf at a height that the shelf is moved upwardly or downwardly when the shelf is completely moved upwardly or downwardly.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2007Date of Patent: July 24, 2012Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Byeong-Gyu Kang, Jae-Youl Lee, Ki-Hoon Song, Jeong-Ho Shin, Jong-Seok Yoon
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Patent number: 8210626Abstract: In order to allow a user to conveniently adjust the elevation of the shelf, simplify the structure not to generate noise, stably maintain the selected position of the shelf, and rapidly and considerably adjusting the elevation of the shelf, the present invention discloses an elevation adjustment apparatus for a shelf in a refrigerator comprises a shaft lengthily provided up and down in the inside of the refrigerator; a shelf moved up and down along the shaft; an operating lever hinged to the shelf and having a through hole through which the shaft penetrates; and an elastic member pushing the operating lever to contact the through hole to the shelf and hook them so that the up and down movement of the shelf is selectively restricted.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2007Date of Patent: July 3, 2012Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Jeong-Ho Shin, Byeong-Gyu Kang, Jae-Youl Lee, Jong-Seok Yoon, Ki-Hoon Song
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Patent number: 8152258Abstract: In order to can conveniently operate the elevation of the shelf, move the shelf only by the movement of the shelf without performing the separate work in order to allow the user to move the shelf, and automatically fix the position of the shelf by means of the restoring force of the elastic member after the movement of the shelf is completed, the present invention discloses an elevation adjustment apparatus for a shelf in a refrigerator comprising an engaging guide lengthily formed up and down in the inside of the refrigerator; a shelf movably mounted up and down along the engaging guide; an engaging apparatus rotatably supported on the shelf and re-stricting the downward movement of the shelf by selectively hooking it on any position of the engaging guide by a rotation operation; and a load supporting apparatus supporting the load of the shelf at the position fixing the shelf by the engaging apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2007Date of Patent: April 10, 2012Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Byeong-Gyu Kang, Jae-Youl Lee, Jeong-Ho Shin, Ki-Hoon Song
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Patent number: 8123315Abstract: A cupboard-type domestic appliance is provided having an interior in which a height-adjustable support system is mounted. The support system includes a vertical rail provided with a plurality of snap-in recesses and a supporting arm that has a plurality of projections each of which engages with one of the snap-in recesses. The rail includes a profiled element that is immobilized on a wall via an at least one fastener and a strip is provided that can be vertically displaced in the profiled element between a position in which the at least one fastener is accessible through an opening on one side of the profiled element that faces away from the wall and another position in which the at least one fastener is concealed behind the strip.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2008Date of Patent: February 28, 2012Assignees: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH, Miele & Cie. KGInventors: Fritz Hägele, Karl-Friedrich Laible, Frank Placke, Ulrich Schlander, Matthias Stahl, Ulrich van Pels
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Patent number: 8117972Abstract: A kit and shelving system to store work tools, equipment and supplies in a motor vehicle and plastic shelves for use therein are provided. Each of the shelves includes a reinforced composite panel of the cellular core sandwich-type. Each of the panels has front, back and side edge portions. Each of the shelves includes a first shelf support having an outer facing surface and an inner channel dimensioned to receive and retain a first one of the edge portions of the panel. The first edge portion of the panel is bonded to the first shelf support within the inner channel.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2008Date of Patent: February 21, 2012Assignee: Global IP Holdings, LLCInventors: Larry J. Winget, Nicholas R. Demiro, Darius J. Preisler, Bryan A. Frohriep
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Patent number: 8087522Abstract: A shelving system includes a product, a base, a tray insert, a template, and a placement clip. The base has a top surface forming a receptacle and includes a hanger assembly for releasably securing the base to a shelving unit positioned in a retail environment. The tray insert is releasably secured into the receptacle formed in the top surface of the base. The tray insert has a plurality of slots spaced along a length of the tray insert. The template is received over the tray insert to cover the tray insert. The template has a plurality of openings through the tray insert to selectively expose a desired subset of slots. The placement clip is releasably secured through one of the openings in the template into a pair of the desired subset of slots. The placement clip acts to releasably secure the template to the tray insert and is adapted to maintain the product.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2008Date of Patent: January 3, 2012Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.Inventors: William Y. Stafford, Nick Quang Trinh, Benjamin Weshler