Storage rack system with fire extinguishing device
First Claim
1. A storage rack system comprising:
- (a) a storage rack positioned on a substantially horizontal surface, on which an aisle is defined next to the storage rack, the storage rack comprising a support beam and an upright frame supporting the support beam above the substantially horizontal surface, the support beam being formed from a steel channel, which has an outer wall with an uppermost edge and a lowermost edge, an upper flange, and a lower flange, each of said flanges being generally perpendicular to the outer wall, the upper flange extending from the uppermost edge of the outer wall and the lower flange extending from the lowermost edge of the outer wall, the upper flange having an upper, flat, substantially horizontal, load-supporting surface for supporting a pallet load, the outer wall being shaped with a single bend so that the outer wall has an upper portion extending to the uppermost edge and a lower position extending to the lowermost edge, and so that the lower portion defines a generally flat, inclined surface inclined at an angle in a range from about 10°
to about 80°
relative to the upper portion so that the upper flange remains generally perpendicular to the upper portion of the outer wall, and so that the lower flange remains generally perpendicular to the lower portion of the outer wall, the flange, converging toward each other, the inclined surface facing toward the aisle and downwardly and being inclined at said angle relative to a vertical plane and constituting a means for deflecting fluids; and
(b) a fire extinguishing device mounted in the aisle, arranged to discharge a fluid, spaced horizontally from said inclined surface, and located in a fixed position relative to the storage rack, and above the lowermost edge of the outer wall, such that when the fire extinguishing device is discharging a fluid in a direction toward the inclined surface, the discharged fluid impinges upon and is deflected by and below said inclined surface, and said inclined surface deflects the impinging fluid downwardly and inwardly beyond the lowermost edge of the outer wall.
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Abstract
A support beam for a storage rack has a tubular profile, which defines a ledge opening upwardly and inwardly, and which defines a generally flat, indicia-receiving surface facing outwardly and either downwardly or upwardly at an angle from about 20° to about 70° relative to a vertical plane. Alternatively, the tubular profile may define two such surfaces defining an obtuse angle relative to each other, namely an upper surface at an angle from about 20° to about 45° relative thereto and a lower surface at an angle from about 45° to about 70° relative thereto, or a generally arcuate, indicia-receiving surface having a suitable measurement. The indicia-receiving surface enables a person who is standing, or who is sitting on a lift truck, to have a generally perpendicular line of sight to such surface. The support beam may also be used in combination with a properly positioned fire extinguishing device to extinguish a fire in a supported load. When the fire extinguisher is activated, the fluid that is discharged impinges off the indicia-receiving surface, which may be inclined or curved, and onto the load.
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2 Claims
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1. A storage rack system comprising:
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(a) a storage rack positioned on a substantially horizontal surface, on which an aisle is defined next to the storage rack, the storage rack comprising a support beam and an upright frame supporting the support beam above the substantially horizontal surface, the support beam being formed from a steel channel, which has an outer wall with an uppermost edge and a lowermost edge, an upper flange, and a lower flange, each of said flanges being generally perpendicular to the outer wall, the upper flange extending from the uppermost edge of the outer wall and the lower flange extending from the lowermost edge of the outer wall, the upper flange having an upper, flat, substantially horizontal, load-supporting surface for supporting a pallet load, the outer wall being shaped with a single bend so that the outer wall has an upper portion extending to the uppermost edge and a lower position extending to the lowermost edge, and so that the lower portion defines a generally flat, inclined surface inclined at an angle in a range from about 10°
to about 80°
relative to the upper portion so that the upper flange remains generally perpendicular to the upper portion of the outer wall, and so that the lower flange remains generally perpendicular to the lower portion of the outer wall, the flange, converging toward each other, the inclined surface facing toward the aisle and downwardly and being inclined at said angle relative to a vertical plane and constituting a means for deflecting fluids; and(b) a fire extinguishing device mounted in the aisle, arranged to discharge a fluid, spaced horizontally from said inclined surface, and located in a fixed position relative to the storage rack, and above the lowermost edge of the outer wall, such that when the fire extinguishing device is discharging a fluid in a direction toward the inclined surface, the discharged fluid impinges upon and is deflected by and below said inclined surface, and said inclined surface deflects the impinging fluid downwardly and inwardly beyond the lowermost edge of the outer wall. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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