Patent ID: 7681742

Claim:
A rack having a front and a back and being configured to selectively maintain at least one fork of a forklift, the rack comprising: a back; a front opposite the back; a supporting member extending between the back and the front of the rack; a wedge member extending between the back and the front of the rack such that the wedge member is positioned substantially nearer the supporting member at the back of the rack than at the front of the rack; and an intermediate support member positioned between the front and the back of the rack, wherein the intermediate support member is substantially vertical, the wedge member extends between the back and the intermediate support member, and a front edge of the wedge member is aligned with the intermediate support member such that the front of the rack is spaced from and positioned in front of the front edge of the wedge member; wherein the supporting member and the wedge member collectively define a storage space for receiving the at least one fork, and the supporting member extends from the back of the rack, beyond the front edge of the wedge member to the front of the rack.