Patent ID: 7263806

Claim:
A storage rack vibration isolator for a storage rack system installed on a floor comprising: a first mounting plate connectable to the storage rack system; a second mounting plate connectable to the floor; and an elastomeric component extending between said first and second mounting plates and operatively attached to said first and second mounting plates so that during seismic events said first and second mounting plates remain attached to said elastomeric component as said elastomeric component is placed in shear while said first and second mounting plates are able to move in planes substantially parallel to each other, said elastomeric component comprising at least one elastomeric member, said at least one elastomeric member made of material that is capable of absorbing and dissipating the energy of ground movement imparted to the storage rack system during seismic events while said material enables the storage rack system to move a sufficient distance relative to the floor to lower the natural frequency of the storage rack system in at least one horizontal direction.