Cantilever Support Patents (Class 108/108)
  • Patent number: 9398819
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: Elfa International AB
    Inventors: Cheng-Yuan Tsai, Peter Nilsson
  • Patent number: 9357858
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: Sungal Corporation
    Inventor: Yeyang Sun
  • Patent number: 9339125
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: David J. Floersch, Blake M. Johnson
  • Patent number: 9216507
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Inventor: William A. Kirchgessner
  • Patent number: 9044090
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: SOLID RACKS PTY LIMITED
    Inventors: Trevor Drake, Nicolle Drake
  • Patent number: 9010034
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Herman Miller, Inc.
    Inventors: Claudia Plikat, Johann Burkhard Schmitz, Carola E. M. Zwick, Roland R. O. Zwick
  • Patent number: 9010703
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Acronimus Technology, S.L.
    Inventors: Jose Tresserras Picas, Javier Viñas Garcia De Falces, Antonio Fargas Angrill
  • Patent number: 8960827
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: SSW Holding Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew McMillin, Jason Robert Yochum
  • Patent number: 8950603
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: ADCO Industries—Technologies, L.P.
    Inventors: Raymond E. Davis, Clifton Glenn Hampton
  • Patent number: 8926034
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Jinwook Park
  • Patent number: 8919264
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: WL Innovations, LLC
    Inventor: William Lager
  • Patent number: 8915561
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: Electrolux Home Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Jay Eichman, Carson Smith
  • Patent number: 8905248
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Inventor: Bruce Wolski
  • Patent number: 8899162
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Heatcraft Refrigeration Products LLC
    Inventor: Chandrashekhara Chikkakalbalu
  • Patent number: 8881660
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Electrolux Home Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Cory Dale Simpson, Nilton Carlos Bertolini, Jeremy Van Hill, Caleb Gossens, Justin Morgan, Paul Dubina
  • Patent number: 8851307
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Saint-Gobain Glass France
    Inventors: Pascal Lefevre, Gerard Huchet, Francois Vardon, Beatrice Mottelet
  • Patent number: 8820865
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Electrolux Home Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Cory Dale Simpson, Nilton Carlos Bertolini
  • Patent number: 8769885
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Inventor: Dennis Lamotte
  • Patent number: 8763821
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: simplehuman, LLC
    Inventors: Frank Yang, Tzu-Hao Wei, Myk Wayne Lum, Adam C. Wade
  • Patent number: 8757743
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: Mark Wayne Wilson
  • Patent number: 8702049
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Inventor: Benedict Vieira
  • Patent number: 8657133
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Ameriwood Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin McGowan, Steve Wahrhaftig, Cory Neudeck
  • Patent number: 8651600
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Minho Cheong, Moonseok Lee, Seonkyu Kim, Daesung Lee, Woonkyu Seo, Youngnam Kim
  • Patent number: 8646624
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Clairson, Inc.
    Inventors: Julio A. Fernandez, Robert P. Kundinger, Jr.
  • Patent number: 8596205
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: SSW Holding Company, Inc.
    Inventors: John P. Driver, Matthew McMillin, Bradley M. Nall
  • Patent number: 8561419
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Hussmann Corporation
    Inventors: Moisses Navarro, Diego Wood, Raymond P. Twohy, Kevin A. Moody, Michael A. Gillett, Anand Ganesh Rajagopalan, Robert Mullen, Al Arrosagaray
  • Patent number: 8534783
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Jonathan Ian Nash, Donald Joseph Breit
  • Patent number: 8480194
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Saint-Gobain Glass France
    Inventors: Jean-Gerard Leconte, Francois Vardon
  • Patent number: 8464645
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: SSW Holding Company, Inc.
    Inventors: John P. Driver, Matthew McMillin, Bradley M. Nall
  • Patent number: 8458964
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Inventor: Dennis Lamotte
  • Patent number: 8424466
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Inventor: Kirk J. Botkin
  • Patent number: 8414095
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: SSW Holding Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Brian Joseph Stewart
  • Patent number: 8408405
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: simplehuman, LLC
    Inventors: Frank Yang, Tzu-Hao Wei, Myk Wayne Lum, Adam C. Wade
  • Patent number: 8376484
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Benz, Michael Krapp
  • Patent number: 8365928
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Design Display Group, Inc.
    Inventor: Richard James Lauro
  • Patent number: 8333158
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Inventor: Robert W. Wise
  • Patent number: 8333448
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Jong-Seok Yoon, Anthony Ogg
  • Patent number: 8286561
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: SSW Holding Company, Inc.
    Inventors: John P. Driver, Matthew McMillin, Bradley M. Nall
  • Patent number: 8287062
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Jonathan Nash, Donald Breit
  • Patent number: 8282178
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Ryan R. Bradley, Matthew G. Czach, Sagar P. Kanagali
  • Patent number: 8256628
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: William Y. Stafford, Nick Quang Trinh, Benjamin Weshler
  • Patent number: 8234983
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Inventor: Travis M Randolph
  • Patent number: 8231191
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Saint-Gobain Glass France
    Inventors: Jean-Gerard Leconte, Francois Vardon
  • Patent number: 8225946
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: simplehuman, LLC
    Inventors: Frank Yang, Joseph Sandor
  • Patent number: 8226184
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Byeong-Gyu Kang, Jae-Youl Lee, Ki-Hoon Song, Jeong-Ho Shin, Jong-Seok Yoon
  • Patent number: 8210626
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jeong-Ho Shin, Byeong-Gyu Kang, Jae-Youl Lee, Jong-Seok Yoon, Ki-Hoon Song
  • Patent number: 8152258
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Byeong-Gyu Kang, Jae-Youl Lee, Jeong-Ho Shin, Ki-Hoon Song
  • Patent number: 8123315
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignees: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH, Miele & Cie. KG
    Inventors: Fritz Hägele, Karl-Friedrich Laible, Frank Placke, Ulrich Schlander, Matthias Stahl, Ulrich van Pels
  • Patent number: 8117972
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Global IP Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Larry J. Winget, Nicholas R. Demiro, Darius J. Preisler, Bryan A. Frohriep
  • Patent number: 8087522
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: William Y. Stafford, Nick Quang Trinh, Benjamin Weshler