Patent ID: 6223916
Filing Date: 2001-05-01
Classification: A47B

Abstract:
A shelving crossbar assembly comprising:a crossbar having an upper edge extending lengthwise thereof and defining an elongated groove having a bottom wall spaced from an upper edge surface of said crossbar and side walls upstanding from said bottom wall, said crossbar having a hook portion on an end thereof;a post for supporting shelving thereon and supporting said crossbar thereon, said post being hollow and having a vertical slot therein for receiving said crossbar hook portion, and said post having a horizontal slot disposed in alignment with said groove of said crossbar; anda retainer comprising:a body portion fixed on said bottom wall of said crossbar groove in between said side walls, and proximate said crossbar end;a removable fastener extending through said body portion of said retainer and lockingly engaged with said crossbar groove bottom wall, thereby fixing said body portion to said crossbar groove bottom wall;a tab extending from said body portion and beyond said crossbar end and protruding through said post horizontal slot and into said hollow post; andsaid crossbar hook portion being thereby fixed in said vertical slot.