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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2024
B-o-f Corporation, Aurora, IL (US);
Derek Au, Aurora, IL (US);
Howard Topping, Barrington, IL (US);
B-O-F CORPORATION, Aurora, IL (US);
Abstract
A gondola shelving unit including a first upright having a first central channel and a first front tube rigidly secured to the first central channel, the first front tube including first angled slots. The gondola shelving unit also includes a second upright having a second central channel and a second front tube rigidly secured to the second central channel, the second front tube including second angled slots. The gondola shelving unit further includes a sway brace including first teeth disposed on a first side of the sway brace and second teeth disposed on a second side of the sway brace, opposite the first side, the sway brace removably coupling the first and second uprights when the first teeth engage the first angled slots and the second teeth engage the second angled slots. The gondola shelving unit can support weight when the sway brace removably couples the first and second uprights.