Patent ID: 6571968
Filing Date: 2003-06-03
Classification: B05B

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