Plastic Pegboard Assembly

Abstract

A pegboard assembly is secured in a spaced relation against a wall. The pegboard assembly has a plurality of pegboard members, in which a first pegboard member is coupled to a second pegboard member by a connector. The pegboard member has a front side and a rear side, and has a plurality of holes defined therethrough. The rear side has an integral spacer element and is adapted to contact the wall such that the holes are adapted to be spaced from the wall.

1 . A plastic pegboard assembly, comprising:
 a first plastic pegboard member having a plurality of holes therethrough;   a second plastic pegboard member having a plurality of holes therethrough;   a connector associated with the pegboard members, wherein the pegboard members and the connector have a cooperative structure such that the first pegboard member is coupled to the second pegboard member, wherein the first pegboard member has a first tongue and the connector has a first groove, the first groove receiving the first tongue, wherein the first tongue is generally T-shaped and the first groove of the connector is substantially cooperatively dimensioned to receive the first tongue.   
   
   
       2 . The plastic pegboard assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the second pegboard member has a first tongue and the connector has a second groove, the second groove receiving the first tongue of the second pegboard member. 
   
   
       3 . The plastic pegboard assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the cooperative structure is integral with the pegboard members. 
   
   
       4 . The plastic pegboard assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the connector has a base, a pair of opposing walls extending from the base, and a pair of shoulders extending inwardly from the walls, wherein the base, walls, and shoulders cooperatively define the first groove. 
   
   
       5 . The plastic pegboard assembly of  claim 6 , wherein the first pegboard member has a peripheral edge, the first tongue of the first pegboard member extending from the peripheral edge. 
   
   
       6 . The plastic pegboard assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the first pegboard member having a first peripheral edge having the first tongue extending therefrom, the first pegboard member having a second peripheral edge having a second tongue, the first tongue extending substantially transverse to the second tongue. 
   
   
       7 . The plastic pegboard assembly of  claim 8 , further comprising a second connector receiving the second tongue, the second connector connected to a third pegboard member. 
   
   
       8 . The plastic pegboard assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the first pegboard member has a front side and a rear side, the rear side having a spacer element. 
   
   
       9 . A plastic pegboard mounted on a wall, the plastic pegboard comprising:
 a plastic pegboard member having a front side and a rear side, and having a plurality of holes defined therethrough, the rear side having a reinforcing rib, and a spacer element extending from the reinforcing rib and extending away from the front side, wherein the spacer element is adapted to contact the wall such that the holes are adapted to be spaced from the wall.   
   
   
       10 . The plastic pegboard of  claim 11 , wherein the reinforcing rib comprises a first reinforcing member intersecting a second reinforcing member. 
   
   
       11 . The plastic pegboard of  claim 12 , wherein the spacer element has a first spacer member intersecting a second spacer member, the first spacer member extending from the first reinforcing member and the second spacer member extending from the second reinforcing member. 
   
   
       12 . The plastic pegboard of  claim 13 , wherein the reinforcing rib and spacer element are integral with the pegboard member. 
   
   
       13 . The plastic pegboard of  claim 11 , wherein the reinforcing rib comprises a plurality of intersecting reinforcing members that define a plurality of intersection areas, the spacer element comprising a plurality of spacer elements, a respective spacer element extending from each intersection area. 
   
   
       14 . The plastic pegboard of  claim 15 , wherein the pegboard member has a peripheral edge, a tongue extending from the peripheral edge, the tongue adapted to cooperate with a connector wherein a plurality of pegboard members are connected together. 
   
   
       15 . A plastic pegboard assembly connected to a wall, the plastic pegboard assembly comprising:
 a first plastic pegboard member having a front side and a rear side, and a plurality of holes defined through the first plastic pegboard member, the first plastic pegboard member having a peripheral edge wherein a first generally T-shaped tongue extends from the peripheral edge of the first plastic pegboard member;   a second plastic pegboard member having a front side and a rear side, and a plurality of holes defined through the second plastic pegboard member, the second plastic pegboard member having a first peripheral edge wherein a first generally T-shaped tongue extends from the first peripheral edge of the second plastic pegboard member; and   a first connector defining a first generally T-shaped groove and further defining a second generally T-shaped groove,   wherein the first T-shaped tongue of the first plastic pegboard member is received in the first T-shaped groove of the first connector, and the first T-shaped tongue of the second plastic pegboard member is received in the second T-shaped groove wherein the first plastic pegboard member is connected to the second plastic pegboard member.   
   
   
       16 . The plastic pegboard assembly of  claim 17  wherein the second plastic pegboard member has a second peripheral edge having a second generally T-shaped tongue extending therefrom, and further comprising a second connector defining a first generally T-shaped groove and further defining a second generally T-shaped groove, wherein the second T-shaped tongue of the second plastic pegboard member is received in the first T-shaped groove of the second connector, and further comprising a third plastic pegboard member having a first peripheral edge having a first T-shaped tongue extending therefrom, the first T-shaped tongue of the third plastic pegboard member being received in the second T-shaped groove of the second connector, wherein the third plastic pegboard member is connected to the second plastic pegboard member. 
   
   
       17 . The plastic pegboard assembly of  claim 18  wherein the third plastic pegboard member has a second peripheral edge having a second generally T-shaped tongue extending therefrom, and further comprising a third connector defining a first generally T-shaped groove and further defining a second generally T-shaped groove, wherein the second T-shaped tongue of the third plastic pegboard member is received in the first T-shaped groove of the third connector, and further comprising a fourth plastic pegboard member having a peripheral edge having a T-shaped tongue extending therefrom, the T-shaped tongue of the fourth plastic pegboard member being received in the second T-shaped groove of the third connector wherein the fourth plastic pegboard member is connected to the third plastic pegboard member. 
   
   
       18 . The plastic pegboard member of  claim 17  wherein the first plastic pegboard member has a second peripheral edge extending generally transverse from the peripheral edge of the first plastic pegboard member, a second T-shaped tongue extending from the second peripheral edge of the first plastic pegboard member, and further comprising a second connector defining a first T-shaped groove and a second T-shaped groove, wherein the second T-shaped tongue of the first plastic pegboard member is received by the first T-shaped groove of the second connector, and further comprising a third plastic pegboard member having a peripheral edge having a generally T-shaped tongue extending therefrom, wherein the T-shaped tongue of the third plastic pegboard member is received by the second T-shaped groove of the second connector. 
   
   
       19 . The plastic pegboard member of  claim 11  wherein the plastic pegboard member has a first peripheral edge and a second peripheral edge, the first peripheral edge is generally transverse to the second peripheral edge, wherein the reinforcing rib and the spacer element are spaced from the first peripheral edge and the second peripheral edge. 
   
   
       20 . The plastic pegboard member of  claim 11  wherein the plastic pegboard member has a first peripheral edge and a second peripheral edge, the first peripheral edge is generally transverse to the second peripheral edge, wherein the reinforcing rib and the spacer element are spaced from the first peripheral edge and the second peripheral edge, wherein the reinforcing rib comprises a first reinforcing member intersecting a second reinforcing member, wherein the spacer element has a first spacer member intersecting a second spacer member, the first spacer member extending from the first reinforcing member and the second spacer member extending from the second reinforcing member. 
   
   
       21 . A plastic pegboard assembly, comprising:
 a first plastic pegboard member having a plurality of holes therethrough;   a second plastic pegboard member having a plurality of holes therethrough;   a connector associated with the pegboard members, wherein the pegboard members and the connector have a cooperative structure such that the first pegboard member is coupled to the second pegboard member, where the first pegboard member having a first peripheral edge having a tongue and a second peripheral edge having a second tongue, the first tongue extending substantially transverse to the second tongue.   
   
   
       22 . The plastic pegboard assembly of  claim 23 , further comprising a second connector receiving the second tongue, the second connector connected to a third pegboard member. 
   
   
       23 . A plastic pegboard comprising:
 a member having a plurality of holes therethrough, the member having a first peripheral edge and a second peripheral edge, wherein the second peripheral edge is generally parallel to the first peripheral edge, wherein the member has a first tongue at the first peripheral edge and a second tongue at the second peripheral edge, wherein the first tongue is identical in shape to the second tongue.   
   
   
       24 . The plastic pegboard of  claim 23 , further comprising a first connector connected to the first tongue, the first connector connected to a second pegboard member. 
   
   
       25 . The plastic pegboard of  claim 24 , further comprising a second connector connected to the second tongue, the second connector connected to a third pegboard.