Patent ID: 8336722

Claim:
A pallet rack for storing fresh produce under sanitary conditions, the pallet rack comprising: first, second, and third panel frames being spaced substantially in parallel alignment and disposed in load-bearing engagement with a floor, the first, second, and third panel frames each including a pair of laterally spaced vertically extending uprights having a crossbeam extending therebetween, the crossbeam having opposite ends connected respectively to the pair of uprights; first and second cross members being spaced substantially parallel and extending horizontally to rigidly connect the first, second, and third panel frames; a first lower receiving area dimensioned to accommodate a pallet, the first lower receiving area being formed by the first and second panel frames; a second lower receiving area dimensioned to accommodate a pallet, the second lower receiving area being formed by the second and third panel frames; a first upper receiving area dimensioned to accommodate a pallet, the first upper receiving are being superposed on the first lower receiving area; a second upper receiving area dimensioned to accommodate a pallet, the second upper receiving are being superposed on the first lower receiving area; a primary tray coupled to the second and third panel frames, the primary tray having a general decline from the second panel frame to the third panel frame to furnish a slanted surface therebetween; a slidable dependent tray extendably coupled to the primary tray, the slidable dependent tray extending from a retracted position within the primary tray to an extended position having a general decline from the first panel frame to the second panel frame to furnish a slanted surface therebetween; and an actuator for selectively controlling the slidable dependent tray between the retracted and extended positions.