Patent ID: 6178732
Filing Date: 2001-01-30
Classification: F16G,H02G,Y10S

Abstract:
A chain link which can be adapted to a plurality of configurations to accommodate different situations of intended use, comprisingtwo spaced apart and parallel side plates, with the side plates defining a longitudinal direction along the length thereof and an upright direction along the height thereof,at least one transverse member extending transversely between and interconnecting the side plates,at least two separating bodies mounted to said one transverse member, with said separating bodies being transversely spaced apart and having edge portions which extend in the upright direction, with each of said edge portions having a plurality of supports which are spaced apart from each other in the upright direction,at least one generally flat partition,means for releasably connecting the one partition between the two separating bodies with the partition being supported on a selected one of the supports along the edge portion of each separating body, and so that the one partition lies in a generally transverse plane, andwherein each separating body has opposite edge portions both which have said plurality of supports, and with the supports on the opposite edge portions being respectively aligned when viewed in the longitudinal direction of the side plates.