Patent ID: 7413091

Claim:
A tire rolling storage rack system comprising: a plurality of tire storage racks having spaced horizontally extending crossbars with a fully open gap therebetween for supporting tires with a portion of the tires hanging below the crossbars and a portion of the tires extending laterally beyond the crossbars, the plurality of tire storage racks including movable storage racks and fixed storage racks, a guide arrangement for guiding movement of the movable storage racks, each of said movable storage racks including lower wheels for rolling in contact with a floor, said lower wheels being vertically oriented, and at least one spacing element extending laterally from the racks a distance to separate the racks and to prevent tires on one rack from contacting tires on an adjacent rack by controlling an amount of space between adjacent ones of said plurality of storage racks when a spacing element of one of the plurality of storage racks contacts a spacing element of an adjacent one of the plurality of storage racks so that when adjacent spacing elements are in contact, the spacing elements provide a separation between the racks to avoid contact of tires on adjacent racks, said guide arrangement extending between the fixed storage racks, said guide arrangement including a guide rod, said guide rod cooperating with a guide sleeve mounted on an upper end of the movable storage racks, said guide sleeve encircling said guide rods, the guide sleeve being mounted on a plate, the plate forming the spacing element.