Perforated decking
First Claim
1. A decking panel, comprising;
- a plurality of laterally spaced parallel structural beams, each beam having a first end and a second end;
a metal sheet including a top sheet portion overlying the structural beams;
the sheet extending around and under the first ends of each of the beams to define a first panel edge and a first bottom return sheet portion;
the sheet extending around and under the second ends of each of the beams to define a second panel edge and a second bottom return sheet portion;
the first and second bottom return sheet portions being attached to an underside of each of the beams; and
the metal sheet having a plurality of top perforations defined therein, and the first and second bottom return sheet portions having first and second rows, respectively, of laterally spaced bottom perforations defined therein, each of the bottom perforations being aligned with one of the top perforations, wherein;
the first and second panel edges define a panel depth therebetween, the decking panel having a panel length extending perpendicular to the panel depth;
the top perforations comprise a plurality of rows of slots elongated parallel to the panel depth;
the rows of slots being spaced apart along the panel length by a slot row spacing; and
the bottom perforations of each of the first and second rows of bottom perforations are spaced apart equal to the slot row spacing.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a horizontal or slopped decking panel for use with a storage rack. The decking panel may include a plurality of laterally spaced parallel structural beams have first and second ends and a metal sheet. The metal sheet may extend around and under the first and second ends of the structural beams to define a first panel edge and a first bottom return sheet portion. The metal sheet may extend around and under the second ends of the structural beams to define a second panel edge and a second bottom return sheet portion. The metal sheet may have a plurality of top perforations. The first and second bottom return sheet portions may have first and second rows, respectively, of bottom perforations. Each of the bottom perforations may be aligned with one of the top perforations so that a post of a divider wall can be received.
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23 Claims
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1. A decking panel, comprising;
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a plurality of laterally spaced parallel structural beams, each beam having a first end and a second end; a metal sheet including a top sheet portion overlying the structural beams; the sheet extending around and under the first ends of each of the beams to define a first panel edge and a first bottom return sheet portion; the sheet extending around and under the second ends of each of the beams to define a second panel edge and a second bottom return sheet portion; the first and second bottom return sheet portions being attached to an underside of each of the beams; and the metal sheet having a plurality of top perforations defined therein, and the first and second bottom return sheet portions having first and second rows, respectively, of laterally spaced bottom perforations defined therein, each of the bottom perforations being aligned with one of the top perforations, wherein; the first and second panel edges define a panel depth therebetween, the decking panel having a panel length extending perpendicular to the panel depth; the top perforations comprise a plurality of rows of slots elongated parallel to the panel depth; the rows of slots being spaced apart along the panel length by a slot row spacing; and the bottom perforations of each of the first and second rows of bottom perforations are spaced apart equal to the slot row spacing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A gravity feed decking panel configured to be oriented at a slope angle, comprising:
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a plurality of parallel structural beams, each beam having a front end and a rear end; a perforated metal sheet including a top sheet portion overlying the structural beams; the perforated metal sheet extending around and under the front ends of each of the beams to define a front panel edge and a front bottom return sheet portion, the front panel edge being sloped at a first obtuse angle to the top sheet portion, the first obtuse angle being substantially equal to 90 degrees plus the slope angle; and the rear ends of each of the structural beams extending at a second obtuse angle relative to the top sheet portion, the second obtuse angle being substantially equal to 180 degrees minus the slope angle. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A storage rack assembly comprising:
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two pairs of vertical support posts, each pair of vertical support posts defining a rack depth, the two pairs of vertical support posts aligned and separated by a rack length; at least one front box beam positioned along a front side of the two pairs of vertical support posts, the at least one front box beam spanning between the two pairs of vertical support posts; at least one rear box beam positioned along a rear side of the two pairs of vertical support posts, the at least one rear box beam spanning between the two pairs of vertical support posts, each of the front and rear box beams having a support notch facing inward, each rear box beam is positioned higher than each front box beam; a decking panel spanning between the front box beam and the rear box beam and received by the support notch of each beam, the decking panel configured to be a sloped gravity feed panel, the decking panel comprising; a plurality of parallel structural beams, each beam having a first end and a second end; a metal sheet including a top sheet portion overlying the structural beams; the metal sheet extending around and under the first ends of each of the beams to define a first panel edge and a first bottom return sheet portion, the first panel edge being sloped at a first obtuse angle to the top sheet portion; the metal extending wrapped around and under the second ends of each of the beams to define a second panel edge and a second bottom return sheet portion, the second ends of each of the structural beams being sloped at a second obtuse angle to the top sheet portion, the first and second obtuse angles having a combined total of substantially 270 degrees; and the metal sheet having a plurality of top perforations defined therein, and the first and second bottom return sheet portions having first and second rows, respectively, of laterally spaced bottom perforations defined therein, each of the bottom perforations being aligned with one of the top perforations so that a post of a divider wall can be received through the aligned top and bottom perforations. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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22. A decking panel system, comprising;
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a decking panel configured to be a sloped gravity feed panel comprising; a plurality of laterally spaced parallel structural beams, each beam having a first end and a second end; a metal sheet including a top sheet portion overlying the structural beams; the sheet extending around and under the first ends of each of the beams to define a first panel edge and a first bottom return sheet portion, the first panel edge is sloped at a first obtuse angle to the top sheet portion; the sheet extending around and under the second ends of each of the beams to define a second panel edge and a second bottom return sheet portion, the second ends of each of the structural beams are sloped at a second obtuse angle to the top sheet portion, the first and second obtuse angles having a combined total of substantially 270 degrees; the first and second bottom return sheet portions being attached to an underside of each of the beams; and the metal sheet having a plurality of top perforations defined therein, and the first and second bottom return sheet portions having first and second rows, respectively, of laterally spaced bottom perforations defined therein, each of the bottom perforations being aligned with one of the top perforations; and a front stop wall formed of sheet metal, the front stop wall comprising; a lower vertical leg; a wall facing toward the decking panel and sloped forward at a third obtuse angle to the lower vertical leg, the third obtuse angle being substantially equal to the second obtuse angle; and an upper leg extending downward from the wall and terminating short of a lower end of the lower vertical leg. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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