US 12,251,014 B2
Rack systems
Thomas A. French, Grand Haven, MI (US)
Assigned to Pipp Mobile Storage Systems, Inc., Walker, MI (US)
Filed by Pipp Mobile Storage Systems, Inc., Walker, MI (US)
Filed on Nov. 9, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/505,813.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/383,414, filed on Nov. 11, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0156253 A1, May 16, 2024
Int. Cl. A47B 47/02 (2006.01); A47B 57/40 (2006.01); A47B 87/02 (2006.01); A47B 96/02 (2006.01); A47B 47/00 (2006.01); A47B 57/20 (2006.01); A47B 57/22 (2006.01); A47B 57/30 (2006.01); A47B 57/48 (2006.01); A47B 57/50 (2006.01); A47F 7/00 (2006.01)
CPC A47B 47/027 (2013.01) [A47B 57/40 (2013.01); A47B 87/0215 (2013.01); A47B 96/024 (2013.01); A47B 47/0083 (2013.01); A47B 47/021 (2013.01); A47B 57/20 (2013.01); A47B 57/22 (2013.01); A47B 57/30 (2013.01); A47B 57/48 (2013.01); A47B 57/50 (2013.01); A47B 87/0207 (2013.01); A47F 7/0078 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A storage rack post system comprising:
an upper upright post and a lower upright post configured to be stacked end-to-end, wherein said upright posts are generally C-shaped including a base leg and a pair of side legs, said side legs defining a longitudinal slot therebetween;
a splice base having first and second legs angled relative to one another, said first leg defining a plurality of spaced-apart openings, wherein said splice base is sized and shaped for longitudinal insertion into respective ends of said upright posts, with said first leg of said splice base aligned with said longitudinal slots of said upright posts;
a splice plate defining a plurality of spaced-apart openings that align with said spaced-apart openings of said splice base; and
a plurality of fasteners configured for insertion through respective corresponding ones of said spaced-apart openings of said splice base and said splice plate;
wherein said lower upright post is securable to said upper upright post by inserting an upper end of said splice base into said upper upright post, inserting a lower end of said splice base into said lower upright post, arranging said upright posts adjacent one another in end-to-end alignment, and securing said splice plate to said splice base with said fasteners so that a portion of one of said side legs of each of said upright posts is gripped between said splice plate and said splice base.