IP Library Granted Patent US 12,121,146
Granted Patent B2
US 12,121,146 · App. 18/331,291 · Granted Oct 22, 2024

Storage system and hardware

Inventors: Ryan Barclay Bishop (Ocala, FL); Colby Douglas Kudja (Ocala, FL)
Assignee: Clairson, Inc.
A47B57/402A47B57/34A47B57/40A47B57/42A47B57/482A47B88/402A47B88/407A47B96/1408
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Patent No.
US 12,121,146
App. No.
18/331,291
Granted
Oct 22, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A storage system includes at least one upright rail having a front side with notches formed along a length thereof, the at least one upright rail arranged to be attached to an upright support surface. A bracket is arranged to be attached to the at least one upright rail, the bracket including a substrate and a plurality of hooks extending therefrom which are arranged to be received in a corresponding plurality of the notches, the plurality of hooks disposed only along a first portion of the substrate and not along a second portion of the substrate to define an open region of the bracket. The open region allows for attachment of at least one additional hardware member in a shared section with the bracket along the length of the front side of the at least one upright rail.

Claims (40)

1. A storage system, comprising:

at least one upright rail having a front side with notches formed along a length thereof, the at least one upright rail arranged to be attached to an upright support surface; and

a bracket arranged to be attached to the at least one upright rail, the bracket including a mounting plate and a plurality of hooks extending therefrom which are arranged to be received in a corresponding plurality of the notches, the mounting plate having at least one mounting aperture formed therein arranged to receive a fastener;

a web connected to the mounting plate; and

a support flange connected to the web, wherein the web extends along a depth of the at least one upright rail so that the support flange is arranged to abut the upright support surface, the support flange including cutouts to provide clearance for the fastener during installation.

2. The storage system of claim 1 , wherein the notches are formed in a linear array with two columns and multiple rows to define a series of paired said notches.

3. The storage system of claim 1 , wherein the mounting plate does not extend beyond one half of a width of the front side of the at least one upright rail.

4. The storage system of claim 1 , wherein the web extends generally orthogonally to the mounting plate and the support flange extends generally orthogonally from the web.

5. The storage system of claim 1 , further comprising a subassembly arranged to be mounted to the bracket via a fastener received in the at least one mounting aperture.

6. The storage system of claim 5 , wherein the subassembly includes a drawer subassembly having a drawer receptacle frame arranged to be mounted to the mounting plate of the bracket, and a drawer mounted to the frame for limited longitudinal translation relative to the frame.

7. The storage system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of hooks are dual-sided.

8. The storage system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of hooks extend generally orthogonally from the mounting plate.

9. The storage system of claim 1 , wherein the bracket is one of a right side bracket or a left side bracket, wherein the right side bracket is a mirror image of the left side bracket.

10. A bracket for a storage system including at least one upright rail arranged to be attached to an upright support surface, the at least one upright rail having a front side with notches formed along a length thereof, the bracket comprising:

a mounting plate including a plurality of hooks extending therefrom which are arranged to be received in a corresponding plurality of the notches, the mounting plate having at least one mounting aperture formed therein arranged to receive a fastener;

a web connected to the mounting plate; and

a support flange connected to the web, wherein the web extends along a depth of the at least one upright rail so that the support flange is arranged to abut the upright support surface, the support flange including cutouts to provide clearance for the fastener during installation.

11. The bracket of claim 10 , wherein the plurality of hooks are dual-sided.

12. The bracket of claim 10 , wherein the plurality of hooks extend generally orthogonally from the mounting plate.

13. The bracket of claim 10 , wherein the web extends generally orthogonally from the mounting plate, and the support flange extends generally orthogonally from the web.

14. The bracket of claim 10 , wherein the bracket is one of a right side bracket or a left side bracket, wherein the right side bracket is a mirror image of the left side bracket.

15. A storage system, comprising:

at least one upright rail having a front side with notches formed along a length thereof, the at least one upright rail arranged to be attached to an upright support surface; and

a bracket arranged to be attached to the at least one upright rail, the bracket including a mounting plate and a plurality of hooks extending therefrom which are arranged to be received in a corresponding plurality of the notches, the mounting plate having at least one mounting aperture formed therein;

a web connected to the mounting plate and extending generally orthogonally therefrom; and

a support flange connected to the web, the support flange extending generally orthogonally from the web toward the plurality of hooks, wherein the web extends along a depth of the at least one upright rail so that the support flange is arranged to abut the upright support surface.

16. The storage system of claim 15 , wherein the notches are formed in a linear array with two columns and multiple rows to define a series of paired said notches.

17. The storage system of claim 15 , wherein the mounting plate does not extend beyond one half of a width of the front side of the at least one upright rail.

18. The storage system of claim 15 , further comprising a subassembly arranged to be mounted to the bracket via a fastener received in the at least one mounting aperture.

19. The storage system of claim 18 , wherein the subassembly includes a drawer subassembly having a drawer receptacle frame arranged to be mounted to the mounting plate of the bracket, and a drawer mounted to the frame for limited longitudinal translation relative to the frame.

20. The storage system of claim 15 , wherein the plurality of hooks are dual-sided.

21. The storage system of claim 15 , wherein the plurality of hooks extend generally orthogonally from the mounting plate.

22. The storage system of claim 15 , wherein the bracket is one of a right side bracket or a left side bracket, wherein the right side bracket is a mirror image of the left side bracket.

23. A bracket for a storage system including at least one upright rail arranged to be attached to an upright support surface, the at least one upright rail having a front side with notches formed along a length thereof, the bracket comprising:

a mounting plate including a plurality of hooks extending therefrom which are arranged to be received in a corresponding plurality of the notches, the mounting plate having at least one mounting aperture formed therein;

a web connected to the mounting plate and extending generally orthogonally therefrom; and

a support flange connected to the web, the support flange extending generally orthogonally from the web toward the plurality of hooks, wherein the web is configured to extend along a depth of the at least one upright rail so that the support flange is arranged to abut the upright support surface.

24. The bracket of claim 23 , wherein the plurality of hooks are dual-sided.

25. The bracket of claim 23 , wherein the plurality of hooks extend generally orthogonally from the mounting plate.

26. The bracket of claim 23 , wherein the bracket is one of a right side bracket or a left side bracket, wherein the right side bracket is a mirror image of the left side bracket.

Assignments (3)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 10, 2026
From: THE AMES COMPANIES, LLC
To: UMB BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 075741/0269 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 9, 2026
From: THE AMES COMPANIES, LLC
To: TORONTO DOMINION (TEXAS) LLC, AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 075728/0708 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 8, 2023
From: BISHOP, RYAN BARCLAY; KUDJA, COLBY DOUGLAS
To: CLAIRSON, INC.
Reel/Frame 063917/0887 →
Continuity (4)
Division 17676359 · Feb 21, 2022
Division 16746335 · Jan 17, 2020
Provisional Application 62806209 · Feb 15, 2019
Related Publication 20230309691A1 · Oct 5, 2023