IP Library Granted Patent US 9,578,976
Granted Patent B2
US 9,578,976 · App. 13/957,986 · Granted Feb 28, 2017

Adjustable mounting structure for a shelving system

Inventors: Matthew Grubbs (Union, KY); Gregory M. Bird (Solon, OH)
Assignee: Fasteners for Retail, Inc.
A47F1/04A47B96/028A47B96/068A47F1/12A47F5/005A47F5/0093A47F5/103
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Patent No.
US 9,578,976
App. No.
13/957,986
Granted
Feb 28, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A shelf system includes a support member that accommodates an associated object for display and dispensing. The support member includes a front end and a rear end. A mounting portion is disposed adjacent the support member rear end. The mounting portion includes a first member which connects to an associated upright and a second member which is operatively connected to the support member. A pin is connected to one of the first and second members and a sleeve is connected to the other of the first and second members, wherein the sleeve selectively accommodates the pin. A fastener is provided for selectively securing the pin in the sleeve.

Claims (38)

1. A shelf system comprising:

a support member that accommodates an associated object for display and dispensing, the support member including a front end and a rear end;

a mounting portion disposed adjacent the support member rear end, the mounting portion comprising:

a first member which connects to an associated upright,

a second member which is operably connected to the support member, the second member comprising a wall section wherein the wall section is spaced inwardly from a side wall of the support member,

a pin non-removably mounted to one of the first and second members,

a sleeve non-removably mounted to the other one of the first and second members, wherein the sleeve selectively accommodates the pin, and

a fastener for selectively securing the pin in the sleeve.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the first member comprises a bracket including a planar body and at least one tooth projecting from the planar body.

3. The system of claim 2 wherein the pin is directly connected to the planar body.

4. The system of claim 3 wherein a plurality of spaced pins are directly connected to the planar body.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein the sleeve is directly mounted on the wall section.

6. The system of claim 5 wherein a plurality of spaced sleeve members are directly mounted on the wall section.

7. The shelf system of claim 1 further comprising a bracket on which the support member is mounted.

8. The system of claim 7 wherein the second member is connected to the bracket.

9. The system of claim 1 further comprising two side brackets on which the support member is slidably mounted.

10. A shelf system comprising:

a support member that accommodates an associated object for display and dispensing, the support member including a front end and a rear end;

a mounting portion disposed adjacent the support member rear end, the mounting portion comprising:

a first member which is adapted to connect to an associated upright,

a second member which is adapted to operably connect to the support member, wherein the second member comprises a wall section which is spaced inwardly from a side wall of the support member,

a pin non-removably held on the first member, the pin having a length and a diameter,

a sleeve non-removably held on the second member, wherein the sleeve has a length shorter than the length of the pin and a diameter larger than the diameter of the pin so that the sleeve selectively accommodates the pin and allows a movement of the pin in relation to the sleeve thereby enabling an adjustment of a location of the first member in relation to a location of the second member, and

a fastener adapted to selectively secure the pin in the sleeve.

11. The system of claim 10 wherein the first member comprises a bracket including a planar body and at least one tooth projecting from the planar body and wherein the pin is held on the planar body.

12. The system of claim 11 wherein a plurality of spaced pins are held on the planar body.

13. The system of claim 10 wherein the fastener comprises a cotter pin including a leg which selectively extends through an aperture located near a distal end of the pin.

14. A shelf system comprising:

a shelf which accommodates an associated object for display and dispensing, the shelf including a left side and a right side;

a left shelf bracket and a right shelf bracket, each including a planar main portion to which the respective left and right sides of the shelf are slidably mounted;

a left stanchion bracket located adjacent the left shelf bracket and adapted to connect to a first associated upright;

a right stanchion bracket located adjacent the right shelf bracket and adapted to connect to a second associated upright;

wherein a distal end of each of the left and right shelf brackets comprises an L-shaped construction including a first leg oriented perpendicular to a plane of the shelf bracket main portion and a second leg oriented parallel to the shelf bracket main portion, wherein a distance between the second legs of the left and right shelf brackets is less than a distance between the main portions of the left and right shelf brackets;

a first engaging member non-removably mounted to each of the second legs of each of the left and right shelf brackets; and,

a second engaging member non-removably mounted to each of the left and right stanchion brackets, wherein the first and second engaging members engage each other to mount the shelf to the left and right stanchion brackets.

15. The shelf system of claim 14 wherein each of the stanchion brackets includes a planar body portion and a tooth extending away from the body portion.

16. The shelf system of claim 14 wherein the first engaging member comprises a pin and the second engaging member comprises a sleeve which accommodates the pin.

17. The shelf system of claim 14 further comprising a fastener adapted to selectively secure the first engaging member to the second engaging member.

Assignments (4)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Sep 1, 2022
From: ANTARES CAPITAL LP (AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION)
To: FASTENERS FOR RETAIL, INC.
Reel/Frame 061370/0251 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Sep 1, 2022
From: FASTENERS FOR RETAIL, INC.
To: CERBERUS BUSINESS FINANCE AGENCY, LLC
Reel/Frame 061365/0643 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Feb 14, 2014
From: FASTENERS FOR RETAIL, INC.
To: GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION, AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 032264/0547 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 31, 2014
From: GRUBBS, MATTHEW; BIRD, GREGORY M
To: FASTENERS FOR RETAIL, INC.
Reel/Frame 032109/0486 →
Continuity (3)
Provisional Application 61679419 · Aug 3, 2012
Provisional Application 61808010 · Apr 3, 2013
Related Publication 20140034591A1 · Feb 6, 2014