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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 1999
Filed:
Jun. 24, 1998
William S Spamer, Roswell, GA (US);
James D Robertson, Atlanta, GA (US);
The Mead Corporation, Dayton, OH (US);
Abstract
A rack for flanged articles comprises a pair of front and rear opposed parallel transverse support members, and a pair of longitudinal members extending between the front and rear support members. Each of longitudinal member is formed of a wire strip and comprises a straight portion and an upturned forward end portion. The straight portions of the longitudinal members extend forward from the rear support member to positions below the front support member. The straight portions are disposed to form a pair of spaced parallel rails for receiving therebetween a row of articles such that the articles are slidably engaged at the undersides of their flanges with the rails, and thereby the articles are suspended by their flanges for movement along the rails. The upturned forward end portions of the longitudinal members extend upward to the front support member and secured to the same to form a brace for interconnecting the rails and the front support member. The upturned forward end portions are divergent toward the front support member so that an exit for the articles is defined between the upturned forward end portions.