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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:
Aug. 31, 1999
Filed:
Jan. 29, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas L Ellsworth, Shorewood, MN (US);
Stanley R Thorud, New Hope, MN (US);
Assignee:
Safco Products Co., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
403231 ; 403247 ; 403256 ; 403403 ; 522823 ; 312111 ; 211 9001 ;
Abstract
A shelving connector has symmetrical arms for locking insertion into metal shelving. The shelving and the connector preferably include radiused surfaces for safety and attractive appearance. The radiused edges of the metal shelving serve a dual function of stiffening the shelving and providing a receiver for arms projecting from the connector. The connector preferably has resilient tabs which are captured in apertures in the receivers. The connector can be advantageously formed from injection molded ABS plastic.