Rack board

• US 4,696,406 A
• Filed: 09/05/1985
• Issued: 09/29/1987
• Est. Priority Date: 10/15/1984
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Masashi Karashima
• Original Assignee: Masashi Karashima
• Inventors: Karashima, Masashi
• Primary Examiner(s): Britts, Ramon S.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Johnson, Blair M.
• Application Number:
  US06/772,677
• Time in Patent Office: 754 Days
• Field of Search: 211/153, 211/183, 211/186, 108/109, 108/110, 108/108, 403/345
• US Class Current: 211/153
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 96/021 Structural features of shelf bases
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 403/70 Interfitted members

Abstract

A rack board comprising a main horizontal plate and channel-type reinforcing members and plastic side covers is provided. The main horizontal plate is only cut off at the right and left end portions without forming bent brims there. The plastic side covers are attached to the cut off ends of the main horizontal plate to form the rack board. This arrangement enables the simplification of manufacturing process, the reduction of cost and the effective designing.

Claims

1. A rack board comprising:

a metal plate having front and rear sides and right and left edge sides, said front and rear sides each comprised of a respective front and rear plate section extending transverse to said metal plate, a fastening hole disposed on ends of said front and rear plate sections at said right and left edge sides, said right and left edge sides each consisting of a respective edge extending along said metal plate and said front and rear plate sections;

plastic side covers for covering said left and right edge sides, said plastic covers each comprised of upper and lower horizontal portions extending along said right and left edge sides and disposed in planes parallel to said metal plate, a vertical section extending between and transverse to said upper and lower horizontal portions, front and rear vertical portions extending between said upper and lower horizontal portions at the ends of said upper and lower horizontal portions and disposed in planes parallel with said front and rear plate sections, and first side bracket means attached to said vertical section and spaced from said front vertical portion and said upper horizontal portion and second side bracket means attached to said vertical section and spaced from said rear vertical portion and said upper horizontal portion, said side bracket means projecting towards said metal plate, said side bracket means each having a fastening hole for aligning with a respective said fastening hole of said front and rear plate sections for receiving a fastener to attach said side covers to said metal plate, said ends of said front and rear plate sections extending between said bracket means and said front and rear vertical portions respectively, said plate means extending between said side bracket means and said upper horizontal portion.

2. A rack board as claimed in claim 1 further comprising;

reinforcing channel members attached to said metal plate and extending between said right and left side edges;

said side covers having channel bracket means between said front and rear vertical portions and spaced from said upper horizontal portion and projecting from said vertical section towards said metal plate for engaging said reinforcing channel members, each of said channel bracket means having a fastening hole extending therethrough, said reinforcing channel members each having a fastening hole therethrough for aligning with the fastening hole of said channel bracket means for receiving a fastener to further fasten said side covers to said metal plate, said metal plate extending between said channel bracket means and said upper horizontal portion.

3. A rack board as claimed in claim 1 wherein, said side covers further comprise vertical ribs between said front and rear vertical portions and spaced from said upper horizontal portion and extending from said vertical section towards said metal plate for reinforcing said side covers, said metal plate extending between said vertical ribs and said upper horizontal portion.

4. A rack board as claimed in claim 1 wherein, each of said side bracket means has a pair of channels, a nut held between said pair of channels and positioned in alignment with said fastening hole of said side bracket means for receiving the fastener.