Patent ID: 6079081
Filing Date: 2000-06-27
Classification: G09F,Y10T

Abstract:
A mount assembly for a door panel for a storage rack, the rack having a post having a side face and a front face, and defining openings in the front face, the mount comprising:a stationary hinge plate mountable to the post and a door panel support pivotally mounted to the hinge plate by a pivot pin,the hinge plate having a body for positioning adjacent and in contact with the side face of the post and including a locking tab extending from the body and configured for insertion into the opening in the front face of the post, the hinge plate including an opening for receipt of a receiving element, the receiving element having a body for receipt in the hinge plate opening and including securing members for securing the receiving element to the hinge plate, the securing members including a lip for engagement with an edge of the opening and a resilient snap for engagement with an opposing edge of the opening, the hinge plate further defining a pin receiving opening therein, andthe door panel support including an elongated arm for mounting the door panel thereto and a base portion, the base portion defining a pin receiving opening that aligns with the hinge plate pin receiving opening for receipt of the pivot pin for pivotally mounting the door panel support to the hinge plate, the door panel support further including a latch element adapted for engagement with the hinge plate receiving element for releasably locking the support to the hinge plate in a closed position and adapted to disengage from the receiving element for pivoting the support to an open position.