Universally adjustable rack

摘要

A rack system capable of attaching diagonally to both a vertical support (such as a wall) and to a horizontal support (such as a ceiling) or appendage thereof (such as a guidetrack of an overhead-movable door), said rack system comprising one or more rigid racks including a pair of elongate members in slidable longitudinal alignment and with periodic holes that align at a desired aggregate length to accept pegs or other stop members that both prevent further length adjustment and provide a support for items to be held on the rack. One elongate rack member includes a lowermost end having a hinge-like adaptation facilitating attachment to the vertical support regardless of the diagonal angulation of the rack. The other elongate rack member includes an uppermost end having a hinge-like adaptation facilitating attachment to the horizontal support regardless of said diagonal angulation of the rack; this hinge-like adaptation may also include a clamp, for attachment to the guidetrack of an overhead-movable door such as a garage door.

主权项

1. A rack capable of attaching diagonally to both a vertical support and to a horizontal support, said rack comprising:
(a) a rigid rack member having a first end comprising a means of pivotal attachment to the horizontal support and having a second end comprising a means of pivotal attachment to the vertical support, said rack member comprising a pair of elongate members in slidable longitudinal alignment comprising a pair of elongated L-tracks, each having a first elongate side in slidable longitudinal alignment adjacent the first elongate side of the other L-track, each of said L-tracks having a second elongate side separated from the second elongate side of the other L-track by at least the width of said first elongate sides, both L-tracks further comprising a plurality of openings in said first elongate sides, said openings of one of said L-tracks aligned with said at least one opening of the other of said L-tracks by said slidable engagement; (b) a plurality of support members for supporting at least one item to be supported by said rack; and (c) a joinder means for joining said elongate members at various combined lengths of said longitudinal alignment, comprising said support members comprising a plurality of stop members, each comprising a first end portion traversing said aligned openings of said slidably engaged L-tracks and terminating in a fastener preventing further sliding of said L-tracks, each stop member further comprising a second end portion adapted to support an item to be supported by said rack.