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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2015
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Thomas I. Buckley, Stevensville, MI (US);
Mario D'Ovidio, Stevensville, MI (US);
Michael J. Scherzer, Stevensville, MI (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47F 5/00 (2006.01); A47B 57/34 (2006.01); A47B 96/02 (2006.01); A47B 96/14 (2006.01); A47B 47/00 (2006.01); A47B 47/02 (2006.01); A47B 57/40 (2006.01); A47B 57/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47B 57/34 (2013.01); A47B 47/0083 (2013.01); A47B 96/021 (2013.01); A47B 96/1441 (2013.01); A47F 5/00 (2013.01); A47B 47/021 (2013.01); A47B 47/028 (2013.01); A47B 57/40 (2013.01); A47B 57/50 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49947 (2015.01);
Abstract
A method of assembling a rack shelving unit including first and second side frames, at least one beam, and one or more tie bars. The beam can be coupled to the side frames, and the tie bar can be resiliently compressed and retained to secure the tie bar to the beam.