Patent ID: 6997332

Claim:
A method of enabling a purchaser of firewood rack components from a supplier to rapidly assemble the firewood rack without tools or labor comprising the steps of: (a) providing the following firewood rack components to said purchaser: (a-1) a left hand end section including a first horizontal cross-beam permanently affixed to a lower portion, but not the bottom of, a first vertical left hand beam without the use of fasteners and permanently affixed to a lower portion, but not the bottom of, a second vertical left hand beam without the user of fasteners; (a-2) a right hand end section including a second horizontal cross-beam permanently affixed to a lower portion, but not the bottom of, a first vertical right hand beam without the use of fasteners, and permanently affixed to a lower portion, but not the bottom of, a second vertical right hand beam without the use of fasteners; (a-3) third and fourth horizontal cross-beams for supporting firewood logs having sleeve members permanently affixed to both terminal portions of said third horizontal cross-beam without the use of fasteners, and permanently affixed to both terminal portions of said fourth horizontal cross-beam without the user of fasteners; (b) upon receipt of the firewood rack components from said supplier, passing the sleeve members of said third cross-beam over upper portions of the first vertical left hand beam and the first vertical right hand beam until the sleeve members thereof rest upon the first and second cross-beams, to be supported thereby without the use of fasteners; and (c) upon receipt of the firewood rack components from said supplier, passing the sleeve members of said fourth cross-beam over upper portions of the second vertical left hand beam and upper portions of the second vertical right hand beam until the sleeve members thereof rest upon the first and second cross-beams, to be supported thereby without the use of fasteners.