Patent ID: 7810770

Claim:
An elongated pallet support bar for use in a vertical storage rack system, the pallet support bar comprising, an elongated body portion formed from a flat metal blank and having an open-cornered, generally rectangular channel-shaped cross section defined by a horizontal top flange, a vertical web having its top edge integral with one side edge of the top web, a first flange integral with and extending downward from the other side edge of the top flange in spaced, generally parallel relation to the web, and a second flange integral with and extending inwardly from the bottom edge of the web in generally parallel relation to the top flange, a mounting bracket on each end of the body portion, each said mounting bracket being integrally formed with the web and the second flange and including a flat end surface extending substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the body portion, and at least one mounting opening formed in each said flat end surface for receiving a fastening element to mount the arm to a vertical support post of the storage rack system.