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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 1998
Filed:
Nov. 10, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas Dickinson, St. Louis, MO (US);
Bradley D Gale, St. Louis, MO (US);
Assignee:
Contico International, Inc., St. Louis, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
211187 ; 211181 ; 108144 ;
Abstract
Adjustable shelving apparatus comprises a shelf, at least one upright post, and at least one collar. The collar grips the post at any one of a plurality of discrete positions along the post and has an outer surface sized for a snug fit in a collar-receiving socket of the shelf. At least part of the collar is resiliently flexible and has a locking element which can be moved into and out of engagement with locking elements along the post by resiliently flexing the collar.