Storage track

• US 6,837,384 B2
• Filed: 04/02/2003
• Issued: 01/04/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 04/04/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Acclaim Design & Profiles Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Acclaim Design & Profiles Incorporated
• Inventors: Secondino, James
• Primary Examiner(s): GIBSON, ROBERT W
• Application Number:
  US10/404,543
• Publication Number:
  US 20030189020A1
• Time in Patent Office: 643 Days
• Field of Search: 211/94.01, 211/87.01, 211/189, 52/364, 52/365, 522/381
• US Class Current: 211/87.01
• CPC Class Codes: A47F 5/0846 Display panels or rails with elongated channels; Sliders, brackets, shelves, or the like, slidably attached therein

Abstract

A storage track having channel for holding a pegboard on a wall surface. The storage track has upper and lower channels for receiving the edges of adjacent pegboard panels. Grooves are also provided to receive the ends of brackets such as those used to support shelves.

Claims

1. A storage track adapted to be secured to a wall and to support pegboard panels in spaced relation to the wall, comprising

(i) upper and lower longitudinal channels wherein

(a) a horizontal support means is provided to receive edges of the pegboard panels;

(b) front and rear vertical support means are provided to front and rear surfaces of the pegboard panels adjacent to the edges; and

(c) lower surfaces of the upper longitudinal channel and an upper surface of the lower longitudinal channel comprise walls defining a horizontally extending “

L”

shaped groove to receive hooks and brackets; and

(ii) a vertical extension of each rear vertical support means further comprises a longitudinal chamfered groove to receive fastening means for securing the storage track to the wall.

2. A storage track as claimed in claim 1, wherein the storage track is extruded, and comprises longitudinal hollow tubular members for spacing the pegboard from the wall.

3. A storage track as claimed in claim 1, comprising horizontally extending hollow, tubular members, said members having a planar back face to fit flush against the wall.