William J Mchenry

US Patent:

20110180504, Jul 28, 2011

Filed:

Feb 15, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/028119

Inventors:

John M. Riley - Millbrae CA, US
Nikolaos Xanthopoulos - San Francisco CA, US
William J. McHenry - San Francisco CA, US

Assignee:

elevations inc. - South San Francisco CA

International Classification:

A47B 96/06
F16M 13/00
F16B 45/00
B23P 11/00

US Classification:

211183, 2482981, 29428

Abstract:

Discussed herein is an improved furniture assembly, where stretchers are secured between beams of a shelving assembly using brackets. The stretchers include at least one hollow slot that is sufficiently wide to allow the slot to be slid over a protruding surface of the bracket. In embodiments, the brackets have a protruding surface that is substantially parallel to a base surface of the bracket. The bracket has one or more lock members allowing the bracket to be secured to punches on the beams. The brackets are capable of being secured to the punches without the need for special tools. After the brackets are locked within the beams, the stretcher is connected between the beams by simply aligning the slots of the stretcher over corresponding protruding surfaces of the brackets and sliding the stretcher over the brackets by sliding the slots over the protruding surfaces.