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- An earthquake-activated shelf security system has two guide rails attached to both sides of a shelf or pallet rack. At least one retainer is moveably constrained to move along the guide rails by a rotating loop located on each end of the retainer.
- the guide rail has a retainer rest portion and allows the retainer to rest in a prepared configuration without moving down the rail unless acted upon by a shaking event such as an earthquake.
- a movable backstop is located along a back portion of the retainer rest portion. The position of the rest stop can be adjusted to adjust the sensitivity of the system to earthquakes.
- the guide rails have retainer stops located at selected positions to keep the retainer from moving past. In one embodiment two retainers are provided and in another embodiment, a mesh is provided to contain items that would otherwise fall through.
- FIG. 1 is a side view of a guide rail of an earthquake-activated shelf security system according to an embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 2 is a side view of the guide rail shown in FIG. 1 in an activated configuration.
- FIG. 3 is a side view of the guide rail shown in FIG. 1 with two retainers.
- FIG. 4 is a side view of the guide rail shown in FIG. 3 in an activated configuration.
- FIG. 5 is a side view of the guide rail shown in FIG. 1 with a mesh net.
- FIG. 6 is a side view of the guide rail shown in FIG. 5 in an activated configuration.
- FIG. 7A is a side view of the guide rail shown in figure one in a less sensitive selected initial position.
- FIG. 7B is a side view of the guide rail shown in figure one in a more sensitive selected initial position.
- FIG. 8 is a side view of the guide rail shown in figure one having a smaller retainer stop.
- FIG. 9 is a side view of the guide rail shown in figure one having an additional retainer stop.
- FIG. 10 is a side view of the guide rail shown in FIG. 9 in an activated configuration.
- FIG. 11 is a side view of a guide rail of an earthquake-activated shelf security system according to an embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 12 is a side view of the guide rail shown in FIG. 11 in an activated configuration.
- FIG. 13 is a perspective view of a shelf unit having an earthquake-activated security system installed according to an embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 14 is a perspective view of the shelf unit having an earthquake-activated security system shown in FIG. 13 in an activated configuration.
- FIG. 15 is a perspective view of a shelf unit having an earthquake-activated security system with a mesh net installed according to an embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 16 is a perspective view of the shelf unit having an earthquake-activated security system shown in FIG. 15 in an activated configuration.
- FIG. 17 is a side view of the guide rail shown in FIG. 1 attached to another guide rail using a bolt.
- FIG. 18 is a side view of the guide rail shown in FIG. 1 attached to another guide rail using a channel bracket.
- FIG. 19A is a detailed side view of the retainer in a selected position.
- FIG. 19B is a detailed side view of the retainer in a second selected position.
- an earthquake-activated shelf security system 100 having a pair of guide rails 105 that are located on either side of a shelf 120 .
- a retainer 115 has a looped end 110 that is rotably held in place on each of its ends. As looped end 110 engages with guide rail 105 , it is free to rotate as well as moving in and out as shown in position A and then to position B. Of course an infinite number of positions are available and the two positions shown are not meant to limit this disclosure.
- looped end 110 fits within a hollow portion of retainer 115 which allows this movement. Of course other means of allowing movement are useable as long as the desired movement is achieved.
- the shank portion of looped end 110 is long enough so that even if one side of retainer 115 were at a different height than the other, looped ends 100 would not fall out. This length may be different depending on the height of the shelf protected by the instant invention.
- a backstop 195 is provided to allow the user to adjust the sensitivity by sliding back and forth along a retainer rest portion 198 .
- position B the less shaking is required to activate.
- backstop 195 provides the user with a convenient way to reset after activation.
- a retainer stop 125 is provided to limit the travel of retainer 115 as it moves along guide rail 105 .
- Retainer stop 125 is user moveable by sliding up and down along guide rail 105 .
- Retainer stop 125 is made of a compressible material like rubber or other material which frictional makes contact with guide rail 105 yet still allowing the user to move it to a selected position depending on what is being stored on shelf 120 .
- retainer stops could be used such as using a set screw, pin or even permanently attached without departing from the instant invention.
- Retainer rest portion is selected to be in the range of 1 degree to 10 degrees with a selected angle of 3 degrees from the horizontal working well in many environments. The steeper the angle, the more sensitive to shaking; however, if the angle is too great, the system may be accidentally activated.
- fasteners 130 are used to secure guide rails 105 to shelf 120 as is known in the art. If desired, a top faster may be used to secure the upper portion of guide rail 105 to the lower portion of another guide rail 105 . Additionally, a tab slot may be used to hold the upper portion without actually using a fastener. The tab slot is a channel that is shaped to hold the top portion of the guide rail.
- retainer 115 is shown activated after an earthquake. Retainer 115 is now in place to prevent any items (not shown) stored on shelf 120 from falling.
- earthquake-activated shelf security system 100 having multiple retainers.
- An upper retainer 135 has an upper looped end 155 that rotates as discussed above.
- a lower retainer 140 has a lower looped end 160 .
- Upper looped end 155 has a smaller diameter opening than lower looped end 160 .
- Lower looped end 160 fits over upper retainer stop 145 and continues down guide rail 105 until it is stopped by a larger lower retainer stop 150 .
- two retainers are implemented to provide additional protection to items stored on shelf 120 such as bottles which could tip over or roll under a single retainer. After activation, the user simply pushes retainers 135 and 140 back up to retainer rest portion 98 against backstop 195 and it is ready for the next event.
- a mesh net 165 is connected to upper retainer 135 and a lower retainer 140 .
- Mesh net 165 is rolled around lower retainer 140 and then placed on retainer rest portion 198 .
- mesh net 165 unrolls as upper retainer 135 is stopped by upper retainer stop 145 and lower retainer 140 continues down to lower retainer stop 150 and mesh net 165 is then in place to protect objects that would fall through if only the retainers were used.
- the user rolls mesh net 165 back up and placed back in retainer rest portion 198 .
- Mesh net 165 is made of a netting material such as nylon or other suitable material.
- mesh net 165 could also be a solid plastic or cloth sheet as long as it is flexible enough to roll up.
- FIGS. 7A and 7B another embodiment of earthquake-activated shelf security system 100 is shown having a shelving unit 170 with a guide rail 190 mounted on shelving unit 170 .
- backstop 195 is provided to allow the user to adjust the sensitivity by sliding back and forth along retainer rest portion 198 .
- a retainer 175 has a looped end 180 that is rotably held in place on each of its ends. As looped end 180 engages with guide rail 190 , it is free to rotate as well as moving in and out as shown in position A and then to position B.
- earthquake-activated shelf security system 100 is shown having a small retainer stop 129 that is used to increase the esthetic appeal.
- Retainer 115 uses a small looped end 112 to interact with small retainer stop 129 which allows a user to work with the items stored on shelf 120 while minimizing any distraction caused by the system.
- this embodiment is like the ones discussed above.
- Extra retainer stop 128 is tapered so that its upper portion has a smaller diameter than its bottom portion thus trapping looped end 110 between extra retainer stop 128 and retainer stop 185 until reset.
- Retainer stop 185 stops retainer 115 from falling any further when activated and extra retainer stop 128 is used to further stabilize retainer 115 when activated thus preventing retainer 115 from being pushed upward when items from shelf slide into lower retainer 140 or mesh net 165 ( FIG. 5 ).
- this embodiment performs like the embodiments shown in FIGS. 1-6 .
- earthquake-activated shelf security system 100 is shown mounted on an inside portion of shelf 122 to minimize the intrusiveness of the system by only having a small portion of a guide rail 108 showing and retainer rest portion 198 being placed out of the way.
- An intermediate portion of guide rail 108 is used to allow this configuration with retainer rest portion 198 using the ideal angle that allows retainers 135 and 140 to continue falling into place once activated by an earthquake.
- FIGS. 13 and 14 earthquake-activated shelf security system 100 is shown attached to a shelf unit 205 . Although for simplicity, the system is only shown attached to one shelf, it is understood that the system can be placed on each and every shelf.
- the system is prepped by placing retainers 135 and 140 in retainer rest portion 198 .
- shelf unit 205 may shake in any direction which will immediately cause retainers 135 and 140 respectively to fall along guide rails 105 .
- Lower retainer 140 falls past upper retainer stop 145 and is stopped by lower retainer stop 185 while upper retainer 135 is stopped by upper retainer stop 145 .
- extra retainer stop 128 is used to provide extra stability by preventing lower retainer 140 from simply sliding back up guide rail 105 .
- earthquake-activated shelf security system 100 is shown using mesh net 165 which is attached between upper retainer 155 and lower retainer 185 .
- mesh net 165 is used when additional protection is needed.
- extra retainer stop 128 is used to provide extra stability by preventing lower retainer 140 from simply sliding back up guide rail 105 .
- guide rails 105 are attached to another guide rail 105 using a bolt 132 ( FIG. 17 ) or a channel bracket 134 ( FIG. 18 ) attached to shelf 120 .
- a bolt 132 FIG. 17
- a channel bracket 134 FIG. 18
- other fastening methods may be used as long as guide rails 105 are securely held in place.
- the distance between guide rails 105 and shelves 120 may be adjusted by providing slots in the portion of guide rails 105 that attach to shelves 120 .
- Other methods of adjusting the distance may be used including mounting adjusting brackets (not shown) or other acceptable adjusting means as is known in the art.
- the guide rails used in this invention are generally round metal bars but could be made of other suitable materials including, but not limited to, plastic, composites, wood, etc. Again, although round stock are used, other shapes would be usable such as hexagonal, oval or even square stock as long as the looped ends can travel down the guide rails smoothly and reliably.
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- This application is a divisional of application Ser. No. 13/445,729, filed on Apr. 12, 2012, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,107,501 issued Aug. 18, 2015, and claims priority to Provisional Application Ser. Nos. 61/474,715, filed on Apr. 12, 2011, 61/483,577, filed on May 6, 2011, 61/491,145, filed on May 27, 2011, 61/498,698, filed on Jun. 20, 2011, 61/540,431, filed on Sep. 28, 2011 and 61/560,668, filed on Nov. 16, 2011, the complete disclosures of each of which are hereby incorporated by reference.
- There are generally over a million earthquake events every year with over a thousand of them being over magnitude 5.0. The National Earthquake Information Center (NEIC) reports about 50 earthquakes per day. We have made great progress in building our structures to be able to withstand most earthquakes which has helped to lower the cost in human life during these events, however, earthquakes still cause a tremendous amount of economic damage.
- Grocery and other retail stores, laboratories, lumber yards, and warehouses and almost anyone who stores things on shelves can lose a lot of money when even a minor earthquake hits. Many items can be damaged or destroyed when falling from the shelves on which they are stored on. To help with this problem, it is known to add straps, bars and other barriers across the front of the shelves; however, these fixes make the items stored on the shelves harder to access and detract from the esthetic look of the shelves. Since earthquake events are random events, having to put up with these disadvantages are difficult since most of the time, the protections are not needed. Some systems require user activation on the first warning of the quake and this is an obvious disadvantage since most earthquakes are not predictable.
- There is a need for an easy to use, non-obtrusive earthquake-activated shelf security system that is reliable, cost efficient and not esthetically distractive. There is also a need for an earthquake-activated shelf security system that can be used with existing shelf systems.
- An earthquake-activated shelf security system has two guide rails attached to both sides of a shelf or pallet rack. At least one retainer is moveably constrained to move along the guide rails by a rotating loop located on each end of the retainer. The guide rail has a retainer rest portion and allows the retainer to rest in a prepared configuration without moving down the rail unless acted upon by a shaking event such as an earthquake. A movable backstop is located along a back portion of the retainer rest portion. The position of the rest stop can be adjusted to adjust the sensitivity of the system to earthquakes. The guide rails have retainer stops located at selected positions to keep the retainer from moving past. In one embodiment two retainers are provided and in another embodiment, a mesh is provided to contain items that would otherwise fall through.
- Other features and advantages of the instant invention will become apparent from the following description of the invention which refers to the accompanying drawings.
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FIG. 1 is a side view of a guide rail of an earthquake-activated shelf security system according to an embodiment of the invention. -
FIG. 2 is a side view of the guide rail shown inFIG. 1 in an activated configuration. -
FIG. 3 is a side view of the guide rail shown inFIG. 1 with two retainers. -
FIG. 4 is a side view of the guide rail shown inFIG. 3 in an activated configuration. -
FIG. 5 is a side view of the guide rail shown inFIG. 1 with a mesh net. -
FIG. 6 is a side view of the guide rail shown inFIG. 5 in an activated configuration. -
FIG. 7A is a side view of the guide rail shown in figure one in a less sensitive selected initial position. -
FIG. 7B is a side view of the guide rail shown in figure one in a more sensitive selected initial position. -
FIG. 8 is a side view of the guide rail shown in figure one having a smaller retainer stop. -
FIG. 9 is a side view of the guide rail shown in figure one having an additional retainer stop. -
FIG. 10 is a side view of the guide rail shown inFIG. 9 in an activated configuration. -
FIG. 11 is a side view of a guide rail of an earthquake-activated shelf security system according to an embodiment of the invention. -
FIG. 12 is a side view of the guide rail shown inFIG. 11 in an activated configuration. -
FIG. 13 is a perspective view of a shelf unit having an earthquake-activated security system installed according to an embodiment of the invention. -
FIG. 14 is a perspective view of the shelf unit having an earthquake-activated security system shown inFIG. 13 in an activated configuration. -
FIG. 15 is a perspective view of a shelf unit having an earthquake-activated security system with a mesh net installed according to an embodiment of the invention. -
FIG. 16 is a perspective view of the shelf unit having an earthquake-activated security system shown inFIG. 15 in an activated configuration. -
FIG. 17 is a side view of the guide rail shown inFIG. 1 attached to another guide rail using a bolt. -
FIG. 18 is a side view of the guide rail shown inFIG. 1 attached to another guide rail using a channel bracket. -
FIG. 19A is a detailed side view of the retainer in a selected position. -
FIG. 19B is a detailed side view of the retainer in a second selected position. - In the following detailed description of the invention, reference is made to the drawings in which reference numerals refer to like elements, and which are intended to show by way of illustration specific embodiments in which the invention may be practiced. It is understood that other embodiments may be utilized and that structural changes may be made without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention.
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FIGS. 1 , 2 and 19A and 19B an earthquake-activatedshelf security system 100 is shown having a pair ofguide rails 105 that are located on either side of ashelf 120. Aretainer 115 has a loopedend 110 that is rotably held in place on each of its ends. As loopedend 110 engages withguide rail 105, it is free to rotate as well as moving in and out as shown in position A and then to position B. Of course an infinite number of positions are available and the two positions shown are not meant to limit this disclosure. In the embodiment shown, loopedend 110 fits within a hollow portion ofretainer 115 which allows this movement. Of course other means of allowing movement are useable as long as the desired movement is achieved. Other means include, but not limited to, bushings, bearings, pistons, etc. as is known in the art. In the embodiment shown, the shank portion of loopedend 110 is long enough so that even if one side ofretainer 115 were at a different height than the other, loopedends 100 would not fall out. This length may be different depending on the height of the shelf protected by the instant invention. - Now referring to
FIGS. 1 and 2 , abackstop 195 is provided to allow the user to adjust the sensitivity by sliding back and forth along aretainer rest portion 198. The further from thefront backstop 195 is placed (position A), the more shaking required to activate it. Likewise, asbackstop 195 is moved forward (position B), the less shaking is required to activate. Additionally, backstop 195 provides the user with a convenient way to reset after activation. - Again with reference to
FIGS. 1 and 2 , aretainer stop 125 is provided to limit the travel ofretainer 115 as it moves alongguide rail 105.Retainer stop 125 is user moveable by sliding up and down alongguide rail 105.Retainer stop 125 is made of a compressible material like rubber or other material which frictional makes contact withguide rail 105 yet still allowing the user to move it to a selected position depending on what is being stored onshelf 120. Of course other retainer stops could be used such as using a set screw, pin or even permanently attached without departing from the instant invention. - Retainer rest portion is selected to be in the range of 1 degree to 10 degrees with a selected angle of 3 degrees from the horizontal working well in many environments. The steeper the angle, the more sensitive to shaking; however, if the angle is too great, the system may be accidentally activated. In the embodiment shown,
fasteners 130 are used to secureguide rails 105 toshelf 120 as is known in the art. If desired, a top faster may be used to secure the upper portion ofguide rail 105 to the lower portion of anotherguide rail 105. Additionally, a tab slot may be used to hold the upper portion without actually using a fastener. The tab slot is a channel that is shaped to hold the top portion of the guide rail. - As is shown in
FIG. 2 ,retainer 115 is shown activated after an earthquake.Retainer 115 is now in place to prevent any items (not shown) stored onshelf 120 from falling. - Now referring to
FIGS. 3 and 4 , earthquake-activatedshelf security system 100 is shown having multiple retainers. Anupper retainer 135 has an upper loopedend 155 that rotates as discussed above. Alower retainer 140 has a lower loopedend 160. Upper loopedend 155 has a smaller diameter opening than lower loopedend 160. Lower loopedend 160 fits overupper retainer stop 145 and continues downguide rail 105 until it is stopped by a largerlower retainer stop 150. In this embodiment, two retainers are implemented to provide additional protection to items stored onshelf 120 such as bottles which could tip over or roll under a single retainer. After activation, the user simply pushesretainers backstop 195 and it is ready for the next event. - Referring now to
FIGS. 5 and 6 , amesh net 165 is connected toupper retainer 135 and alower retainer 140.Mesh net 165 is rolled aroundlower retainer 140 and then placed onretainer rest portion 198. During an event,mesh net 165 unrolls asupper retainer 135 is stopped byupper retainer stop 145 andlower retainer 140 continues down tolower retainer stop 150 and mesh net 165 is then in place to protect objects that would fall through if only the retainers were used. After activation, the user rolls mesh net 165 back up and placed back inretainer rest portion 198.Mesh net 165 is made of a netting material such as nylon or other suitable material. Of course mesh net 165 could also be a solid plastic or cloth sheet as long as it is flexible enough to roll up. - Referring to
FIGS. 7A and 7B , another embodiment of earthquake-activatedshelf security system 100 is shown having ashelving unit 170 with aguide rail 190 mounted onshelving unit 170. As discussed above, backstop 195 is provided to allow the user to adjust the sensitivity by sliding back and forth alongretainer rest portion 198. Aretainer 175 has a loopedend 180 that is rotably held in place on each of its ends. As loopedend 180 engages withguide rail 190, it is free to rotate as well as moving in and out as shown in position A and then to position B. - Now referring to
FIG. 8 , earthquake-activatedshelf security system 100 is shown having asmall retainer stop 129 that is used to increase the esthetic appeal.Retainer 115 uses a small loopedend 112 to interact withsmall retainer stop 129 which allows a user to work with the items stored onshelf 120 while minimizing any distraction caused by the system. In other ways, this embodiment is like the ones discussed above. - Referring now to
FIGS. 9 and 10 , earthquake-activatedshelf security system 100 is shown having anextra retainer stop 128 disposed close to alarger retainer stop 185.Extra retainer stop 128 is tapered so that its upper portion has a smaller diameter than its bottom portion thus trapping loopedend 110 betweenextra retainer stop 128 andretainer stop 185 until reset. Retainer stop 185 stopsretainer 115 from falling any further when activated andextra retainer stop 128 is used to further stabilizeretainer 115 when activated thus preventingretainer 115 from being pushed upward when items from shelf slide intolower retainer 140 or mesh net 165 (FIG. 5 ). Again, except as discussed above, this embodiment performs like the embodiments shown inFIGS. 1-6 . - Now referring to
FIGS. 11 and 12 , earthquake-activatedshelf security system 100 is shown mounted on an inside portion ofshelf 122 to minimize the intrusiveness of the system by only having a small portion of aguide rail 108 showing andretainer rest portion 198 being placed out of the way. An intermediate portion ofguide rail 108 is used to allow this configuration withretainer rest portion 198 using the ideal angle that allowsretainers - In
FIGS. 13 and 14 , earthquake-activatedshelf security system 100 is shown attached to ashelf unit 205. Although for simplicity, the system is only shown attached to one shelf, it is understood that the system can be placed on each and every shelf. InFIG. 13 , the system is prepped by placingretainers retainer rest portion 198. In an earthquake,shelf unit 205 may shake in any direction which will immediately causeretainers Lower retainer 140 falls pastupper retainer stop 145 and is stopped bylower retainer stop 185 whileupper retainer 135 is stopped byupper retainer stop 145. As discussed aboveextra retainer stop 128 is used to provide extra stability by preventinglower retainer 140 from simply sliding back upguide rail 105. - Referring to
FIGS. 15 and 16 , earthquake-activatedshelf security system 100 is shown usingmesh net 165 which is attached betweenupper retainer 155 andlower retainer 185. As discussed above,mesh net 165 is used when additional protection is needed. As discussed aboveextra retainer stop 128 is used to provide extra stability by preventinglower retainer 140 from simply sliding back upguide rail 105. - Referring now to
FIGS. 17 and 18 ,guide rails 105 are attached to anotherguide rail 105 using a bolt 132 (FIG. 17 ) or a channel bracket 134 (FIG. 18 ) attached toshelf 120. Of course other fastening methods may be used as long asguide rails 105 are securely held in place. - The distance between
guide rails 105 andshelves 120 may be adjusted by providing slots in the portion ofguide rails 105 that attach toshelves 120. Other methods of adjusting the distance may be used including mounting adjusting brackets (not shown) or other acceptable adjusting means as is known in the art. - The guide rails used in this invention are generally round metal bars but could be made of other suitable materials including, but not limited to, plastic, composites, wood, etc. Again, although round stock are used, other shapes would be usable such as hexagonal, oval or even square stock as long as the looped ends can travel down the guide rails smoothly and reliably.
- Although the instant invention has been described in relation to particular embodiments thereof, many other variations and modifications and other uses will become apparent to those skilled in the art.
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