Claims
- 1. A storage rack positioned on a substantially horizontal surface, the storage rack including a front portion facing an aisle and a rear portion facing away from the aisle, the storage rack comprising an upright frame including two front columns, each front column having a side wall and a front wall meeting the side wall at a vertical corner, so as to correct informalities noted in the claim, a platform defined by a wooden or steel deck or by spaced wooden or steel braces, a support beam extending horizontally between the front columns and connected to the front columns, the support beam having an uppermost edge and having a surface supporting the end portion of the platform, the supporting surface being spaced below the upper edge, the support beam having two ends and an end flange at each end, the end flange being connected to a given one of the front columns, the end flange having a side portion and a front portion meeting the side portion at a vertical corner, the side portion being welded to said end of the support beam and facing the side wall of the same one of the front columns, the front portion facing the front wall of the same one of the front columns, the support beam having an inclined wall facing upwardly and frontwardly at an angle in a range from about 10.degree. to about 80.degree. relative to a vertical plane, the inclined wall extending to the uppermost edge.
- 2. The storage rack of claim 1 wherein the inclined wall faces upwardly and frontwardly at an angle in a range from about 30.degree. to about 60.degree. relative to a vertical plane.
- 3. The storage rack of claim 1 wherein the support beam is tubular.
- 4. A storage rack positioned on a substantially horizontal surface, the storage rack including a front portion facing an aisle and a rear portion facing away from the aisle, the storage rack comprising an upright frame including two front columns, each front column having a side wall and a front wall meeting the side wall at a vertical corner, a support beam extending horizontally between the front columns and connected to the front columns, the support beam having an uppermost edge and having a surface for supporting one end portion of a platform, the supporting surface being spaced below the upper edge, the support beam having two ends and an end flange at each end, the end flange being connected to a given one of the front columns, the end flange having a side portion and a front portion meeting the side portion at a vertical corner, the side portion being welded to said end of the support beam and facing the side wall of the same one of the front columns, the front portion facing the front wall of the same one of the front columns, the support beam having an inclined wall facing upwardly and frontwardly at an angle in a range from about 10.degree. to about 80.degree. relative to a vertical plane, the inclined wall extending to the uppermost edge.
- 5. The storage rack of claim 4 wherein the inclined wall faces upwardly and frontwardly at an angle in a range from about 30.degree. to about 60.degree. relative to a vertical plane.
- 6. The storage rack of claim 4 wherein the support beam is tubular.
CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/591,294, which was filed Jan. 25, 1996, U.S. Pat. No. 5,655,675. U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/591,294 was filed as division of U.S. patent Ser. No. 08/341,749, which was filed Nov. 18, 1994, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,526,945. U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/341,749 was filed as a division of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/095,607, which was filed on Jul. 21, 1993, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,368,174. U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/095,607 was filed as a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 07/926,458, which was filed on Aug. 7, 1992, now abandoned.
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