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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:
Jun. 14, 2005
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2004
Applicants:
Janet M. Sofy, Troy, MI (US);
Robert T. Solomon, Ray, MI (US);
Inventors:
Janet M. Sofy, Troy, MI (US);
Robert T. Solomon, Ray, MI (US);
Assignee:
HMS Mfg. Co., Troy, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47F005/08 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The shelfis placed in the storage or shipping position shown in FIG.with the projectionsdisposed in the grooves behind the flangesand engaging the bottomsof the embossments. A wrappermay be placed around the componentsandfor shipping and display in a retail store. The user would remove the shelffrom the stored position and slide the tonguesinto the grooves (as shown in FIG.) until the coversengage the topsfor supporting the shelfin the cantilevered position (as shown in FIG.).