Storage System

a storage system and system technology, applied in the field of storage systems, can solve the problems of heavy weight and difficulty in moving, many items, but especially sports equipment, are particularly difficult to store, and the effect of unstacking of balls

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-10-04
HULIOT (A C S) LTD
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Benefits of technology

"The invention is a sports equipment storage solution that is sturdy, stable, and can accommodate a wide range of items. It is also easy to assemble, disassemble, and store. The solution is made up of end-pieces and connecting rods that are designed to be easily coupled together. The end-pieces have sockets that can be engaged with the connecting rods, and the connecting rods can be adjusted in length. The solution can also include shelving sections and accessories that can be attached to the end-pieces or connecting rods. The solution is stable, modular, and adaptable to specific requirements. It can be easily disassembled for storage or relocation."

Problems solved by technology

This makes them heavy and difficult to move about.
Many items, but particularly sports equipment, are particularly difficult to store.
Balls are effectively unstackable and sports articles such as tennis racquets, studded football boots, skis, hockey sticks and the like, do not stack well and are difficult to organize.
It has been found that the sports equipment storage racks described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,752,278 have a number of limitations.
All three of these solutions have obvious and serious limitations, and limited practicability.
The sportsman may theoretically drill appropriate holes through the top shelf himself for the handles of his / her specific equipment, but personal individualization using machine tools rather defeats the object of prefabricated, self-assemblable furniture.
The aperture optionally provided at one end is also a problematic solution in that lightweight, plastic sports racks having tall equipment protruding from one end are unstable and easily over-balanced.
However, such a solution is undesirable as the hedgehog-like result of sideways protruding ski poles, golfing umbrellas, snooker cues and the like would take up more room than is generally desirable, and sideways protruding handles, or worse, pointed ends, are dangerous and may trip up or even impale careless sportsmen or other passers by.

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[0040] With reference now to FIGS. 1 and 2, a self assemblable storage unit 10 in accordance with one embodiment of the invention is schematically shown, fully assembled and in blown up views respectively.

[0041] The self assemblable storage unit 10 is constructed from a pair of A shaped end-pieces (left and right) 12L, 12R coupled by connecting rods 14A-14F.

[0042] Each end-piece 12 is generally A-shaped, and includes a top end 16 front and back legs 18F, 18B that diverge from the top end 16 towards the front and back feet 20F, 20B. Usefully, at least one of the front and back feet 20F, 20B is provided with a leveling screw, and preferably at least legs in opposite corners are provided with leveling screws. It will be appreciated that the feet 20F, 20B may be equipped with rubber pads to prevent slippage, or with casters to enable to the self assemblable storage unit 10 to be wheeled about, trolley fashion.

[0043] A cross bar 22 spanning between the front and back legs 18F, 18B pro...

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Abstract

A self assemblable storage unit that is particularly suitable for organizing and storing sports equipment comprising: a pair of end-pieces having a base end and a top end wherein each end-piece is wider at its base end than at its top end, and a plurality of connecting rods for spanning between and connecting the pair of end pieces.

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[0001] The present invention is directed to providing modular furniture that may be configured to specific needs, and is particularly useful for storing and organizing sports equipment and the like. BACKGROUND [0002] Objects take up space. Cupboards, closets, shelving units, lockers, trunks and cases of various types, henceforth storage furniture are widely used for storing and organizing items of various kinds. Storage furniture are generally fabricated from wood or metal. This makes them heavy and difficult to move about. Conventional storage furniture units require large warehouses for their storage prior to distribution, unless assembled by carpenters on site. [0003] Many items, but particularly sports equipment, are particularly difficult to store. Balls are effectively unstackable and sports articles such as tennis racquets, studded football boots, skis, hockey sticks and the like, do not stack well and are difficult to organize. [0004] U.S. Pat. No. 6,752,278 to Craft et al. ...

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Patent Type & AuthorityApplications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A47B47/00A47B81/00
CPCA47B47/00A63B71/0036A47B81/00A63B47/00A63B60/56
InventorSCHNEIDER, ARIELKEDAR, YEHUDA
OwnerHULIOT (A C S) LTD