IP Library Granted Patent US 8,118,181
Granted Patent B2
US 8,118,181 · App. 12/991,159 · Granted Feb 21, 2012

Rack assembly

Assignee: Kawajun Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 8,118,181
App. No.
12/991,159
Granted
Feb 21, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

An assembly shelf includes a post that includes two main post sections and a connection section that connects the main post sections a plurality of through-holes being formed in the connection section along a longitudinal direction, a pair of connection members, each of the pair of connection members including a first engagement section that engages the post, and a second engagement section that engages a shelf board member, and a shelf board member that includes a third engagement section that is formed approximately at each corner and engages the second engagement section, the pair of connection members and the shelf board member being positioned within the range that corresponds to half of the post in the lateral direction.

Claims (7)

1. An assembly shelf comprising:

a post that includes two main post sections and a connection section that connects the two main post sections, the post having a symmetrical shape with respect to a post axis, a plurality of through-holes being formed in the connection section along a longitudinal direction at regular intervals;

a pair of connection members, each of the pair of connection members including a first engagement section that engages the post, and a second engagement section that engages a shelf board member, the pair of connection members being attached to hold either side of the post utilizing a range that corresponds to half of the post in a lateral direction; and

a shelf board member that includes a third engagement section that is formed approximately at each corner and engages the second engagement section,

an end of the shelf board member in a longitudinal direction being positioned within the range that corresponds to half of the post in the lateral direction when viewed from a direction that perpendicularly intersects the longitudinal direction,

wherein the pair of connection members differ in shape, and the first engagement section of one of the pair of connection members includes a depression that has a shape corresponding to a shape of one side surface of one of the two main post sections, and a protrusion that is passed through one of the plurality of through-holes, and

wherein the first engagement section of the other of the pair of connection members includes a depression that has a shape corresponding to a shape of the other side surface of one of the two main post sections, and the other of the pair of connection members includes a second depression that engages the protrusion of the one of the pair of connection members.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 31, 2011
From: SHINOZAKI, TAKASHI
To: KAWAJUN CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (2)
JP 2008-327287 · Dec 24, 2008 · national
JP 2009-084215 · Mar 31, 2009 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20110056899A1 · Mar 10, 2011