Patent ID: 8267261

Claim:
A rack assembly for transportation and display of plants, said rack assembly comprising: a plurality of vertically extending supports; a mobile frame on which said supports are mounted that allows movement of said rack assembly; a plurality of wheels that support said mobile frame for rolling movement; a plurality of trays for holding said plants; means for slidingly mounting said trays to said supports, so that said trays are selectively extensible from a retracted position in which said trays are arranged in a compact, vertically spaced relationship, to a deployed position in which said trays extend on opposite sides of said supports in an alternating arrangement and with increased vertical spacing; means for tilting said trays in said deployed position, to a downwardly angled orientation in which said trays are readily accessible by customers and other personnel; and at least one stabilizer assembly that prevents tipping of said rack assembly when said trays are in said deployed position, said stabilizer assembly comprising: a tube member that is mounted to said mobile frame; first and second shaft members that are received in said tube member so as to be selectively extensible on opposite sides of said mobile frame; and first and second stabilizer legs each mounted on a respective outer end of said first and second shaft members that are selectively rotatable to be positioned proximate a ground surface when said shaft members are extended on opposite sides of said frame.