Patent ID: 7753220
Filing Date: 2010-07-13
Classification: A47B

Abstract:
1. A reinforced truss for use in storage racks including at least one front column having a generally u-shaped interior face and a foot on a lower end, and at least one rear column having a generally u-shaped opposing interior face, comprising: a horizontal locking tab secured to the inside face of the front column; a vertical locking tab spaced rearwardly from said front column, said vertical locking tab attached to and vertically upstanding from said foot; a horizontal locking tab secured to the inside face of the rear column; a horizontal stiffening member including a front end and a rear end, the front end of said stiffening member having a downwardly projecting vertical support leg spaced rearwardly from the front end; and wherein the front end of the horizontal stiffening member is capable of being bolted to the horizontal locking tab of the front column, the rear end of said stiffening member is capable of being bolted to the horizontal locking tab on the rear column, and the downwardly projecting vertical support leg is capable of being bolted to the vertically upstanding locking tab on said foot.