Wall rack with prefabricated brackets and support frame

Abstract

A kit for a wall rack includes prefabricated first and second wall brackets and a prefabricated rectangular support frame. The wall brackets are mountable to a wall in a horizontally spaced apart relation. The support frame includes spaced apart left and right bars. The left bar has a left laterally outboard surface directed away from the right bar of the frame. The right bar has a right laterally outboard surface directed away from the left bar of the frame. The support frame is securable to the first wall bracket with the left laterally outboard surface of the left bar bearing against a laterally inboard surface of the horizontal bar of the first wall bracket. The support frame is securable to the second wall bracket with the right laterally outboard surface of the right bar bearing against a laterally inboard surface of the horizontal member of the second wall bracket.

1 . A kit for a wall rack, the kit comprising:
 a) a pre-fabricated first wall bracket;   b) a pre-fabricated second wall bracket; and   c) a pre-fabricated rectangular support frame;   wherein each of the first and second wall brackets includes:   a vertical bar mountable to a wall in a vertical orientation, the vertical bar having a vertical bar proximal end portion and a vertical bar distal end portion opposite the vertical bar proximal end portion;   a horizontal bar having a horizonal bar proximal end portion welded to the vertical bar proximal end portion, and a horizontal bar distal end portion opposite the horizontal bar proximal end portion; and   a diagonal bar having a diagonal bar proximal end welded to the vertical bar distal end portion, and a diagonal bar distal end opposite the diagonal bar proximal end and welded to the horizontal bar distal end portion; and   wherein the rectangular support frame includes:   a frame left bar and a frame right bar spaced apart from the frame left bar by a frame width, and a frame front bar and a frame back bar spaced apart from the frame front bar by a frame depth, with opposed ends of the frame front bar welded to respective front ends of the frame left and right bars, and opposed ends of the frame back bar welded to respective back ends of the frame left and right bars, and the frame left bar having a left laterally outboard surface directed away from the frame right bar, and the frame right bar having a right laterally outboard surface directed away from the frame left bar; and   wherein the support frame is securable to the first wall bracket with the left laterally outboard surface of the left bar bearing against a laterally inboard surface of the horizontal bar of the first wall bracket, and the support frame is securable to the second wall bracket with the right laterally outboard surface of the right bar bearing against a laterally inboard surface of the horizontal member of the second wall bracket.   
     
     
         2 . The kit of  claim 1 , wherein the vertical bar, the horizontal bar, and the diagonal bar of each wall bracket comprise respective lengths of steel square tube. 
     
     
         3 . The kit of  claim 1 , wherein the frame front and back bars comprise respective lengths of steel square tube. 
     
     
         4 . The kit of  claim 3 , wherein the frame left and right bars comprise respective lengths of steel C-channel having an upright web and a flange extending laterally inwardly from a lower end of the web. 
     
     
         5 . The kit of  claim 1 , wherein the support frame further includes a frame middle bar parallel to, and spaced apart from, the frame left and right bars, the frame middle bar having a middle bar front end welded to the frame front bar, and a middle bar back end opposite the middle bar front end and welded to the frame back bar. 
     
     
         6 . The kit of  claim 5 , further comprising at least one elongate crossmember, each of the crossmembers releasably securable to the support frame, oriented parallel to, and spaced apart from, the frame front bar and the frame back bar. 
     
     
         7 . The kit of  claim 6 , wherein each of the crossmembers has a crossmember first end portion securable to the frame middle bar and a crossmember second end portion securable to a respective one of the frame left bar and the frame right bar. 
     
     
         8 . The kit of  claim 6 , wherein each of the crossmembers is securable to the support frame at any one of a plurality of depth positions, wherein each of the depth positions spaced apart from the frame front bar by a respective depth spacing, the depth spacing of any one of the depth positions being distinct from the depth spacings of the other depth positions. 
     
     
         9 . The kit of  claim 7 , wherein:
 a) the frame middle bar includes a rail extending upwardly from a rail lower end to a rail upper end, a left flange projecting leftward from a left side of the rail lower end, and a right flange projecting rightward from a right side of the rail lower end;   b) each of the frame left bar and the frame right bar have an upright web and a flange extending laterally inwardly from a lower end of the web; and   c) each of the crossmembers is securable to the support frame by connecting the crossmember first end portion to one of the left flange and right flange of the frame middle bar and connecting the crossmember second end portion to the flange of a respective one of the frame left bar and the frame right bar.   
     
     
         10 . The kit of  claim 1 , wherein the support frame defines a support frame opening bounded by the frame left and right bars and the frame front and back bars, and the kit further comprises at least one deck for covering at least a portion of the support frame opening. 
     
     
         11 . The kit of  claim 1 , further comprising at least one wall brace, each of the wall braces including a brace first end portion securable to the vertical bar of the first wall bracket, and a brace second end portion opposite the brace first end portion and securable to the vertical bar of the second wall bracket. 
     
     
         12 . The kit of  claim 11 , wherein each of the wall braces further includes a plurality of wall mounting apertures spaced apart lengthwise along the wall brace. 
     
     
         13 . The kit of  claim 1 , wherein the horizontal bar of each of the wall brackets includes a plurality of through holes spaced apart lengthwise along the horizontal bar, and each of the frame left and right bars have a plurality of apertures spaced apart lengthwise along a respective one of the frame left and right bars, wherein the apertures of each of the frame left and right bars are alignable with the through holes of the horizontal bar of a respective one of the first and second wall brackets for securing the support frame to the first and second wall brackets. 
     
     
         14 . A wall rack assembly comprising:
 a) a pre-fabricated left wall bracket and a pre-fabricated right wall bracket mountable to a wall in a horizontally spaced apart relation, wherein each of the wall brackets includes:
 i) a vertical bar mountable to a wall, the vertical bar having a vertical bar proximal end portion and a vertical bar distal end portion opposite the vertical bar proximal end portion; 
 ii) a horizontal bar having a horizonal bar proximal end portion welded to the vertical bar proximal end portion, and a horizontal bar distal end portion opposite the horizontal bar proximal end portion; 
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 iii) a diagonal bar having a diagonal bar proximal end welded to the vertical bar distal end portion, and a diagonal bar distal end opposite the diagonal bar proximal end and welded to the horizontal bar distal end portion; and 
   b) a pre-fabricated rectangular support frame positioned between the horizontal bars of the left and right wall brackets, wherein the support frame includes:
 i) a frame left bar and a frame right bar spaced apart from the frame left bar by a frame width, each of the frame left and right bars having a laterally outboard surface, wherein the frame left bar is secured to the horizontal bar of the left wall bracket with the laterally outboard surface of the frame left bar bearing against a laterally inboard surface of the horizontal bar of the left wall bracket, and wherein the frame right bar is secured to the horizontal bar of the right wall bracket with the outboard facing surface of the frame right bar bearing against a laterally inboard surface of the horizontal bar of the right wall bracket; and 
 ii) a frame front bar and a frame back bar spaced apart from the frame front bar by a frame depth, each of the frame front and back bars having left and right opposed bar ends welded to a respective one of the frame left and right bars. 
   
     
     
         15 . The wall rack assembly of  claim 14 , wherein the support frame further includes a frame middle bar parallel to, and spaced apart from, the frame left and right bars, the frame middle bar having a middle bar front end welded to the frame back bar, and a middle bar back end opposite the middle bar front end and welded to the frame front bar. 
     
     
         16 . The wall rack assembly of  claim 15 , further comprising at least one crossmember, each of the crossmembers releasably secured to the support frame, oriented parallel to, and spaced apart from, the frame front bar and the frame back bar. 
     
     
         17 . The wall rack assembly of  claim 16 , wherein each of the crossmembers has a crossmember first end portion securable to the frame middle bar and a crossmember second end portion securable to a respective one of the frame left bar and the frame right bar. 
     
     
         18 . The wall rack assembly of  claim 17 , wherein:
 a) the frame middle bar includes a rail extending upwardly from a rail lower end to a rail upper end, a left flange projecting leftward from a left side of the rail lower end, and a right flange projecting rightward from a right side of the rail lower end;   b) each of the frame left bar and the frame right bar have an upright web and a flange extending laterally inwardly from a lower end of the web; and   c) each of the crossmembers is secured to the support frame by connecting the crossmember first end portion to one of the right flange and the left flange of the frame middle bar and connecting the crossmember second end portion to the flange of a respective one of the frame left bar and the frame right bar.   
     
     
         19 . The wall rack assembly of  claim 14 , wherein the support frame defines a support frame opening bounded by the frame left and right bars and the frame front and back bars, and the wall rack assembly further comprises at least one deck for covering at least a portion of the support frame opening. 
     
     
         20 . The wall rack assembly of  claim 14 , further comprising at least one wall brace, each of the wall braces including a brace first end portion secured to the vertical bar of the left wall bracket, and a brace second end portion opposite the brace first end portion and secured to the vertical bar of the right wall bracket.