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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
David A. Houk, Jr., Norton, OH (US);
Kenneth W. Hull, Wooster, OH (US);
John Vura, Wooster, OH (US);
Assignee:
Rubbermaid Incorporated, Wooster, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47B 9/602 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47B 9/602 ;
Abstract
A shelving system is disclosed. The shelving system includes a panel having a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction. The panel includes at least one socket. The socket is disposed on the panel and includes an inner wall and an outer wall circumscribing the socket inner wall. The outer wall is distanced from the inner wall. A floor member is coupled to the inner wall and the outer wall and is disposed generally parallel relative to the panel. The socket is adapted to transmit stresses along the floor member.