Removable step for pallet rack
First Claim
1. In combination, a rigid, hollow, upright frame member and a removable step mounted on said frame member,said frame member having a box-like cross-section,pairs of horizontally spaced openings vertically disposed in a wall of said frame member, each said pair being regularly spaced an equal distance from the pair above and the pair below,said removable step comprising a U-shaped rod, the closed end of which is bent at right angles to the plane of the U to form a support portion,the distance between the legs of the U being equal to the distance between said horizontally spaced openings,the legs of the U terminating in hooks, the length of said legs between said right angle bend and said hooks being equal to a multiple of the distance between adjacent pairs of openings,said step being mounted with the legs inside the frame member, with said support portion projecting outwardly from one pair of openings and said hooks being hooked over a second pair of openings below said one pair.
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Abstract
A removable step for climbing a storage rack which supports pallets in a warehouse or the like. The step comprises a U-shaped rod, the free ends or legs of which are bent at a right angle to the closed portion of the U, which portion provides a step. The legs fit into a first pair of openings in the face of a column comprising part of the rack. The column has many pairs of openings spaced along its length. The legs terminate in hooks which hook over a second pair of openings below said first pair to keep the step from tilting under the load of the climber'"'"'s foot.
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11 Claims
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1. In combination, a rigid, hollow, upright frame member and a removable step mounted on said frame member,
said frame member having a box-like cross-section, pairs of horizontally spaced openings vertically disposed in a wall of said frame member, each said pair being regularly spaced an equal distance from the pair above and the pair below, said removable step comprising a U-shaped rod, the closed end of which is bent at right angles to the plane of the U to form a support portion, the distance between the legs of the U being equal to the distance between said horizontally spaced openings, the legs of the U terminating in hooks, the length of said legs between said right angle bend and said hooks being equal to a multiple of the distance between adjacent pairs of openings, said step being mounted with the legs inside the frame member, with said support portion projecting outwardly from one pair of openings and said hooks being hooked over a second pair of openings below said one pair.
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7. A removable step to be mounted at varying elevations in a rigid, upright frame member, said member having pairs of horizontally shaped openings, each said pair being regularly spaced a predetermined, equal distance from the pair above and the pair below, said removable step comprising
a U-shaped rod, the closed end of which is bent at right angles to the plane of the U to form a support portion, the distance between the legs of the U being equal to the distance between said horizontally spaced openings, the legs of the U terminating in hooks, the length of said legs between said right angle bend and the hooks being equal to a multiple of the distance between said adjacent pairs of openings whereby said step may be mounted on said frame member with said support portion projecting through one pair of openings and said hooks projecting through another pair of openings below said one pair.
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9. An upright frame member comprising part of a pallet rack, said frame member having holes extending therethrough, said holes being spaced along the length of said frame member,
and a step having at least one leg with a support portion extending at right angles thereto, said leg being dimensioned to pass through said holes, said leg terminating at the end opposite said support portion in hooks, said support portion extending outwardly through one of said openings and said hook extending through a second opening below said one opening when the step is mounted on the frame member.
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