US 11,871,847 B2
Storage rack guard drop-in bracket
Edward M. Murphy, Columbus, IN (US); Scott A Jump, North Vernon, IN (US); and Christopher Lee Roberts, Seymour, IN (US)
Assigned to SpaceGuard Products, Inc., Seymour, IN (US)
Filed by SpaceGuard Products, Inc., Seymour, IN (US)
Filed on Dec. 27, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/146,770.
Application 18/146,770 is a continuation of application No. 17/327,095, filed on May 21, 2021, granted, now 11,564,491.
Application 17/327,095 is a continuation of application No. 16/448,948, filed on Jun. 21, 2019, granted, now 11,033,105, issued on Jun. 15, 2021.
Application 16/448,948 is a continuation of application No. PCT/US2016/068524, filed on Dec. 23, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2023/0137022 A1, May 4, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A47B 96/06 (2006.01); A47B 57/22 (2006.01); A47B 96/20 (2006.01)
CPC A47B 96/06 (2013.01) [A47B 57/22 (2013.01); A47B 96/20 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus, comprising:
a bracket having a rack attachment member and a guard attachment member;
an upper rack engagement tab and a lower rack engagement tab;
a lock pin hole defined by the rack attachment member and structured to receive a lock pin having a stabilizing leg coupled to a lock pin head; and
an additional lock pin hole defined by the rack attachment member and structured to receive the lock pin,
wherein:
each engagement tab is coupled to the rack attachment member,
each engagement tab includes a stem portion coupled to the rack attachment member and a head portion having a greater cross-sectional area than the stem portion,
the guard attachment member defines a guard attachment hole positioned at a rack guard spacing distance from the rack attachment member, and
the lock pin hole and the additional lock pin hole are structured such that the bracket is reversible so that at least one of the lock pin hole or the additional lock pin hole can receive the lock pin when the bracket is applied on a right side or a left side of a storage rack.
 
12. An apparatus, comprising:
a bracket having a rack attachment member and a guard attachment member;
an upper rack engagement tab and a lower rack engagement tab; and
a lock pin hole defined by the rack attachment member and structured to receive a lock pin having a stabilizing leg coupled to a lock pin head,
wherein:
each engagement tab is coupled to the rack attachment member,
each engagement tab includes a stem portion coupled to the rack attachment member and a head portion having a greater cross-sectional area than the stem portion,
the guard attachment member defines a guard attachment hole positioned at a rack guard spacing distance from the rack attachment member, and
the stabilizing leg has a geometry such that the lock pin head is urged toward the lock pin hole when the stabilizing leg is passed through the lock pin hole.