Patent ID: 6298999
Filing Date: 2001-10-09
Classification: A47F,B65D

Abstract:
A tire storage rack adapted to store a larger number of tires in a lesser amount of floor space comprising:(a) a frame assembly being removably mounted on a pallet;(b) the frame assembly having a gripping member adapted to receive the pallet and lock the frame assembly thereon;(c) the frame assembly being adapted to receive a plurality of tires to rest on the pallet;(d) the frame assembly having a first H-shaped frame and a second H-shaped frame;(e) the first H-shaped frame and the second H-shaped frame having at least one cap cross bar connecting therebetween;(f) the at least one cap cross bar being oppositely disposed from the gripping member;(g) the at least one cap cross bar being in a female to male relationship with both the first H-shaped frame and the second H-shaped frame;(h) the gripping member being a U-shaped member adapted to receive the pallet;(i) the first H-shaped frame and the second H-shaped frame each having a first tall arm and a second tall arm;(j) a brace connecting the first tall arm to the second tall arm;(k) the U-shaped member being at an end of each of the first tall arm and the second tall arm;(l) the U-shaped member being below the brace;(m) the brace permitting a temporary widening of the separation between the first tall arm and the second tall arm in order to secure the frame assembly to the pallet;(n) the at least one cap cross bar including a first bar and a second bar;(o) the first bar connecting the first H-shaped frame to the second H-shaped frame;(p) the second bar connecting the first H-shaped frame to the second H-shaped frame;(q) the first bar being substantially parallel to the second bar;(r) a lever foot protruding from the U-shaped member as support for securing the frame assembly to the pallet;(s) the lever foot being adapted to fit between a pair of adjoining boards forming the pallet; and(t) the frame being a snap fit assembly.