US 12,213,601 B2
Retail shelving system
Shane Obitts, North Ridgeville, OH (US); Billy Mertz, Cincinnati, OH (US); and Matt Grubbs, Union, KY (US)
Assigned to Fasteners for Retail, Inc., Twinsburg, OH (US)
Filed by Fasteners for Retail, Inc., Twinsburg, OH (US)
Filed on May 27, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/826,769.
Application 17/826,769 is a continuation of application No. 16/222,722, filed on Dec. 17, 2018, granted, now 11,369,215.
Prior Publication US 2022/0287480 A1, Sep. 15, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A47B 96/02 (2006.01); A47B 57/04 (2006.01); A47B 96/06 (2006.01); A47F 1/12 (2006.01); A47F 5/00 (2006.01); A47F 5/08 (2006.01); A47F 5/10 (2006.01); A47B 96/07 (2006.01); A47B 96/14 (2006.01)
CPC A47F 1/12 (2013.01) [A47B 57/04 (2013.01); A47F 5/0018 (2013.01); A47F 5/0043 (2013.01); A47F 5/103 (2013.01); A47B 96/024 (2013.01); A47B 96/061 (2013.01); A47B 96/07 (2013.01); A47B 96/1408 (2013.01)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A shelving system, comprising:
an upper rail defining an upper channel, the upper rail configured to mount to a support structure;
at least one upright support, wherein the at least one upright support has an upper end and a lower end, the upper end received in the upper channel and slidable within said upper channel;
at least one shelf mounted to the at least one support;
a lower rail configured to mount to the support structure separately from the upper rail, wherein the lower rail includes a bottom wall and a lip extending upwardly from the bottom wall, the bottom wall and lip bounding a lower channel that is positioned rearward of the lip, the lower channel being closer to the support structure than the lip when the lower rail is mounted to the support structure, the lip of the lower rail including at least one access opening sized to permit the lower end of the at least one upright support to pass therethrough allowing access through the lip of the lower rail to the lower channel, the lower end of the at least one upright support received in the lower channel rearward of the lip and slidable within the lower channel behind the lip,
wherein the at least one upright support includes first and second upright supports, and wherein the at least one shelf comprises:
a first and a second support arm, the first support arm mounted to one of the first and second upright supports, the second support arm mounted to the other one of the first and second upright supports, the first and second support arms arranged in opposed spaced relation to one another;
a front support bar extending between the first and second support arms;
a rear support bar extending between the first and second support arms; and
at least one deck panel supported by the front and rear support bars, the at least one deck panel configured to interlock with an adjacent deck panel such that the at least one deck panel is prevented from laterally moving relative to the adjacent deck panel along the front and rear support bars.