Patent ID: 6974036

Claim:
A post for a rack, the post comprising: a sheet constructed of a malleable, bendable material, the sheet having a first end and an opposed second end, the first end forming a lower portion of the post and the opposed second end forming an upper portion of the post, the sheet having a first side and an opposed second side with the first and second sides extending generally between the first end and the second end of the sheet, the sheet formed into a folded box section configuration wherein at least a portion of the first side overlaps a portion of the second side to provide an overlapping portion forming at least a portion of a perimeter of the folded box section configuration; wherein the sheet is pre-formed with a first series of holes extending between the lower portion of the sheet and the upper portion of the sheet and a second series of holes extending between the lower portion of the sheet and the upper portion of the sheet; and wherein the first and second series of holes are located on the sheet such that upon forming the sheet into the folded box section configuration the first and second series of holes are provided and aligned on the overlapping portion of the sheet.