Patent ID: 6161704
Filing Date: 2000-12-19
Classification: A47F,B42F

Abstract:
A rack comprising:a left side wall including:a substantially planar, vertically oriented left rear section, said left rear section including a front side, a rear side and a socket at an inner face thereof, and said front side having an uppermost end at a first height; anda substantially planar, vertically oriented left support section connected with said rear section and being coplanar with said left rear section, said left support section having a greatest height which is less than one-half of said first height of said left rear section, said left support section having an upper surface with a plurality of first shallow recesses therein, with the first recesses being staggered at different heights which increase from a front to a rear of said rack and a highest one of said recesses having a height less than one-half of said first height of said left rear section, each said recess having a substantially U-shape such that, when moving rearwardly along said U-shape, any position thereon is rearwardly with respect to any previous position thereon;a right side wall including:a substantially planar, vertically oriented right rear section in parallel and spaced apart from said left rear section, said right rear section including a front side a rear side and a socket at an inner face thereof, and said front side of said right rear section having an uppermost end at said first height; anda substantially planar, vertically oriented right support section connected with said right rear section and being coplanar with said right rear section, said right support section having a greatest height which is less than one-half of said first height of said right rear section, said right support section having an upper surface with a plurality of second shallow recesses therein, with the second recesses being staggered at different heights which increase from a front to a rear of said rack and a highest one of said second recesses having a height less than one-half of said first height of said right rear section, each said recess having a substantially U-shape such that, when moving rearwardly along said U-shape, any position thereon is rearwardly with respect to any previous position thereon, and the first and second recesses being in alignment with each other and at the same heights as each other such that an article supported by said rack must be positioned in two same height recesses of said left and right support sections, said first and second recesses being sufficiently shallow so as to support articles therein such that upper edges of all said articles must be further supported by leaning against the front sides of said left and right rear sections; andat least one connecting member interconnecting said left and right side walls in a substantially parallel relation, said at least one connecting member extending in a direction perpendicular to said first and second planes, said at least one connecting member including a cross bar having a left end that is coupled to the socket of said left side wall and a right end that is coupled to the socket of said right side wall.