US 12,408,766 B2
Flat rack with extender
Jamie A. Smedley, Hudson, OH (US); William Joseph Mertz, Cincinnati, OH (US); Shane Obitts, North Ridgeville, OH (US); and William H. Walker, Fairlawn, OH (US)
Assigned to Fasteners for Retail, Inc., Twinsburg, OH (US)
Filed by Fasteners for Retail, Inc., Twinsburg, OH (US)
Filed on Sep. 28, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/954,863.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/253,832, filed on Oct. 8, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0114411 A1, Apr. 13, 2023
Int. Cl. A47F 3/06 (2006.01); A47F 3/04 (2006.01)
CPC A47F 3/06 (2013.01) [A47F 3/0426 (2013.01)] 29 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An adjustable rack system for mounting to a frame assembly of a shelving unit, the adjustable rack system comprising:
an adjustable frame having:
a front rail;
a rear rail being spaced apart from the front rail;
at least one longitudinally adjustable rail interconnecting the front and rear rails, the at least one longitudinally adjustable rail being longitudinally adjustable in length to adjust the spacing between the front and rear rails along an adjustment axis; and
an adjustable rack removably attached to the adjustable frame, the adjustable rack defines a top surface, the adjustable rack having:
a first panel defining a rear edge of the adjustable rack; and
a second panel defining a front edge of the adjustable rack, the second panel being adjustably positionable relative to the first panel to adjust a spacing between the front and rear edge of the adjustable rack, the top surface is defined in part by each of the first and the second panel;
wherein the at least one longitudinally adjustable rail includes a first and a second side rail interconnecting the front and rear rails, the second side rail being laterally spaced apart from the first side rail; and
further comprising an intermediate rail extending between and interconnecting the first and second side rails, the second panel including a channel formed in an underside thereof, the intermediate rail received in the channel.