IP Library Granted Patent US 9,993,092
Granted Patent B2
US 9,993,092 · App. 15/462,037 · Granted Jun 12, 2018

Rail position lock

Inventor: William H. Walker (Fairlawn, OH)
Assignee: Fasteners for Retail, Inc.
A47F5/005A47B57/583A47B57/588A47F5/0068A47F1/125
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Patent No.
US 9,993,092
App. No.
15/462,037
Granted
Jun 12, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A shelving assembly, held on an associated support surface, includes an elongated cooperating member including a first end and an opposite second end. A front rail is adapted to operably connect to the first end of the cooperating member and a rear rail is adapted to operably connect to the second end of the cooperating member. The rear rail includes at least one flexible member configured to abut a bottom surface of the cooperating member to retard a lateral movement of the cooperating member in a relation to at least the rear rail.

Claims (28)

1. A shelving assembly for an associated support surface, the shelving assembly comprising:

an elongated cooperating member including a base having a first end and an opposite second end, the second end including a clip extending from the base; and

a rail configured to couple to the second end of the cooperating member, the rail including a base wall and a rear wall extending from the base wall, the rear wall defining a channel configured to receive the clip, the base wall defining an uppermost surface including a first flexible member and a second flexible member, the first and second flexible members extending from the uppermost surface of the base wall and configured to urge the clip into the channel,

wherein the first flexible member includes a first upper end and the second flexible member includes a second upper end, and wherein the first and second upper ends are offset from the uppermost surface of the base wall.

2. The shelving assembly according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first and second flexible members is operable to abut the cooperating member to retard a lateral movement of the cooperating member away from a desired location along the associated support surface.

3. The shelving assembly according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first and second flexible members is elongated and extends along the base wall of the rail.

4. The shelving assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the first upper end is configured to abut the base of the cooperating member, and the second upper end is configured to abut the base of the cooperating member.

5. The shelving assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the first flexible member and second flexible member each include a planar profile.

6. The shelving assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the first flexible member is parallel to the second flexible member.

7. The shelving assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the first flexible member extends upwardly from an upper face of the base wall at a first angle relative to the upper face, and the second flexible member extends upwardly from the upper face of the base at a second angle relative to the upper face.

8. The shelving assembly according to claim 7 , wherein the first and second angles are less than ninety degrees and greater than zero degrees.

9. The shelving assembly according to claim 8 , wherein the first angle is equal to the second angle.

10. The shelving assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the channel opens downwardly.

11. The shelving assembly according to claim 10 , wherein the clip includes a plate extending vertically upwardly from the base.

12. The shelving assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the rail extends in a first direction, and wherein the channel and the first and second flexible members extend parallel to the first direction.

13. A shelving assembly for an associated support surface, the shelving assembly comprising:

an elongated rigid body including a base and a plate extending from the base; and

a rail configured to couple to a distal end of the rigid body, the rail including a base wall defining an uppermost surface, a rear wall extending from the base wall, a first leg, a second leg extending between the rear wall and the first leg, and first and second flexible members extending from the uppermost surface of the base wall and configured to urge the plate into a position disposed between the rear wall and the first leg,

wherein the first flexible member includes a first upper end and the second flexible member includes a second upper end, and wherein the first and second upper ends are offset from the uppermost surface of the base wall.

14. The shelving assembly according to claim 13 , wherein at least one of the first and second flexible members is elongated and extends along the base wall of the rail.

15. The shelving assembly according to claim 13 , wherein the first upper end is configured to abut the base of the rigid body, and the second upper end is configured to abut the base of the rigid body.

16. The shelving assembly according to claim 13 , wherein the first flexible member and second flexible member each include a planar profile.

17. The shelving assembly according to claim 13 , wherein the first flexible member extends upwardly from an upper face of the base wall at a first angle relative to the upper face, and the second flexible member extends upwardly from the upper face of the base wall at a second angle relative to the upper face.

18. The shelving assembly according to claim 17 , wherein the first and second angles are less than ninety degrees and greater than zero degrees.

19. The shelving assembly according to claim 18 , wherein the first angle is equal to the second angle.

20. The shelving assembly according to claim 13 , wherein the rear wall, the first leg, and the second leg define a downwardly open channel.

21. The shelving assembly according to claim 20 , wherein the plate extends vertically upwardly from the base.

22. The shelving assembly according to claim 13 , wherein the rail extends in a first direction, and wherein the first and second legs and the first and second flexible members extend parallel to the first direction.

Assignments (4)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Sep 1, 2022
From: FASTENERS FOR RETAIL, INC.
To: CERBERUS BUSINESS FINANCE AGENCY, LLC
Reel/Frame 061365/0643 →
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 061370/0295 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 25, 2020
From: FASTENERS FOR RETAIL, INC.
To: ANTARES CAPITAL LP, AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 052019/0315 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 20, 2017
From: WALKER, WILLIAM H.
To: FASTENERS FOR RETAIL, INC.
Reel/Frame 042083/0066 →
Continuity (3)
Division 14684720 · Apr 13, 2015
Provisional Application 61979270 · Apr 14, 2014
Related Publication 20170258248A1 · Sep 14, 2017