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For use in adjustable storage rack systems comprising individual load beams or skeleton shelves having brackets connecting with upright support columns, a locking means is provided for securing the bracket to the column against accidental disconnection. More specifically, where the connection betwee

For use in adjustable storage rack systems comprising individual load beams or skeleton shelves having brackets connecting with upright support columns, a locking means is provided for securing the bracket to the column against accidental disconnection. More specifically, where the connection between the bracket and the support column comprises a pin on the bracket which is engaged in a slot on the support column, the locking means is engaged on the pin and prevents removal of the pin from the slot, thereby preventing disconnection of the bracket from the support column.

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A joining assembly for an adjustable storage rack, comprising: an upright channel member having a vertical front wall and a side wall substantially perpendicular to the front wall; a bracket from which a load beam extends, said bracket having a vertical front wall and a substantially perpendicular s

A joining assembly for an adjustable storage rack, comprising: an upright channel member having a vertical front wall and a side wall substantially perpendicular to the front wall; a bracket from which a load beam extends, said bracket having a vertical front wall and a substantially perpendicular side wall and shaped such that said channel member and said bracket fit together; connecting means for connecting said channel member with said bracket, said connecting means comprising a slot formed in a wall of said channel member, said slot including an enlarged portal in an upper portion of the slot and a smaller seat portion in a lower portion of the slot, and an inwardly directed pin on an inside wall of the bracket, said pin having a head larger than said lower portion of the slot and smaller than said portal, so that said pin can move through said portal and engage said seat portion, to fully connect said bracket with said channel member; and locking means larger than said portal and including a slot with a lower entry portion larger than the pin head and an upper seat portion smaller than the pin head, said locking means being engageable with the pin when said bracket and channel member are fully connected, whereby the pin is restricted from moving through the portal, preventing disengagement of said connection means, and said locking means further including a finger which projects through the portal when said locking means is engaged on said pin.