US 12,274,360 B2
Shelving post coupling system
Robert Doherty, Boynton Beach, FL (US); and Aaron Diamond, Boynton Beach, FL (US)
Assigned to Armadillo Tough LLC, Boynton Beach, FL (US)
Filed by Armadillo Tough LLC, Boynton Beach, FL (US)
Filed on Jul. 17, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/222,891.
Prior Publication US 2025/0024942 A1, Jan. 23, 2025
Int. Cl. A47B 87/02 (2006.01)
CPC A47B 87/0223 (2013.01) 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A shelf post coupling system, the system comprising:
a coupler comprising an upper insert end, a lower insert end, at least one insert hole extending though the upper insert end, and at least one insert hole extending through the lower insert end, wherein the upper and lower insert ends each have a first side and a second side that extend along different planes from a vertically extending midline, and wherein at least one of the upper insert end and the lower insert end includes a riser and at least one wing, the at least one wing extending a greater lateral distance from the midline than the riser; and
a first shelf post and a second shelf post, each having a shelf post end that includes a first side laterally positioned relative to a second side, the first and second shelf post sides of each shelf post end having at least one tab slot for receiving a shelf tab and each shelf post end comprising an insert slot for receiving one of the upper or lower insert ends of the coupler and at least one post hole for receiving a fastener to secure the coupler when received within the slot,
wherein the tab slots are laterally offset from the post holes, and wherein the at least one insert hole of each of the upper and lower insert ends is positioned to align with one of the post holes when the respective insert end is received within the insert slot of one of the first or second shelf post ends.