Patent ID: 6189709
Filing Date: 2001-02-20
Classification: B05B

Abstract:
A rack adapted for hanging workpieces in industrial coating operations comprising:a horizontal beam having an upper flange, a lower flange, and a web joining said flanges,said upper flange having a hook-receiving aperture formed therein,said lower flange element having a hook-receiving slot formed therein extending inwardly from the edge of said flange toward said web and thence outwardly toward said edge to thereby provide a detent,said aperture and said slot being aligned to receive a hook from which a workpiece may be hung,said hook being bent near its upper end to form a spring having a terminal leg and a depending leg, the end of said terminal leg extending into the aperture formed in said upper flange and said depending leg extending through said slot formed in said lower flange behind said detent,the force of said spring biasing said depending leg against release from behind said detent.