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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 1994
Filed:
Dec. 23, 1993
Richard E Benton, Springfield, TN (US);
UNR Industries, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A storage rack with a front beam having a readily accessible wire track formed therein is disclosed. The storage rack comprises front and rear beams which are inverted generally V-shaped channels which roll on to side beams to form the shelf. The front and rear beams are secured into the side beams by interlocking projections and notches. The front and rear beams can span one or more bays of storage racks and a use simplified design to facilitate assembly. The front beam has an external lip which terminates in an upturned wall. The beam is continuous across one or more bays or racks and provides an accessible track for wire or cable to traverse a part of, or the entire length of the storage rack. The front beam further includes a lock-in angle plate mounted to the top thereof. A wire or cable traversing the beam can connect electronic panels which slide or snap into the front of the beam between the upturned wall and the angle plate. Blank panels can also be installed on the front of the beam to provide substantially continuous covering of the wire track by the electronic panels or blank panels to protect the wires traversing the wire track.