US 12,262,815 B2
Hang standard and storage system including the hang standard
Peter Nilsson, Västervik (SE); and Tobias Ringenhag, Västervik (SE)
Filed by Elfa International AB, Västervik (SE)
Filed on Feb. 11, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/438,514.
Application 18/438,514 is a continuation of application No. 17/246,544, filed on Apr. 30, 2021, granted, now 11,910,927.
Claims priority of application No. 2050499-9 (SE), filed on Apr. 30, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0260756 A1, Aug. 8, 2024
Int. Cl. A47B 96/14 (2006.01); A47B 96/06 (2006.01)
CPC A47B 96/1408 (2013.01) [A47B 96/061 (2013.01)] 4 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A hang standard for mounting vertically in a storage system and connecting with cantilevered brackets, the standard being elongated along a center axis and having an approximately U-shaped cross-section, the hang standard comprising:
a first rearward extending leg portion and a second rearward extending leg portion for abutting a vertical surface when the hang standard is placed against the vertical surface; and
a front portion having a plurality of connection points for connecting cantilevered brackets; wherein the front portion comprises:
a first protruding portion and a second protruding portion that define between them a continuous recess, and
a plurality of slots arranged into two columns within the recess to define the plurality of connection points, with the first protruding portion and the second protruding portion located on opposite sides of the two columns of slots and the recess extending laterally between the first protruding portion and the second protruding portion over the two columns of slots; and
wherein the hang standard further comprises two extending ledges between the front portion that are formed by a narrowing of the hang standard behind the front portion where the first protruding portion and the second protruding portion transition to the first leg portion and the second leg portion, respectively, each of the two ledges extending inwardly toward the center axis.