Offset pallet-rack safety net system

Abstract

A material-rack system comprises an offset safety netting, a perimeter cable suspension system for the netting, offset brackets to anchor the perimeter cable suspension system away by adjustable amounts, and vertical extension posts that bolt to the face of the upper frame parts of a pallet rack. The curtain netting is supported around its edges by attachments to taut wire ropes that are supported by the offset brackets. Such offset brackets slip over the vertical frame parts of the pallet rack. The brackets are always flush ended with the netting, and include several mounting points for the frame attachment.

1 . In a warehouse safety device for preventing objects from falling out of a pallet rack having a frame with a number of shelves for palleted material, a safety netting attached to a front face of the pallet rack and strung around its perimeter by suspension cables, the improvement comprising: 
 an offset bracket for attachment to the pallet rack and providing anchoring points for said suspension cables; and    a U-channel section disposed in the offset bracket that provides for a two sided attachment to a vertical frame part of said pallet rack; and    a plurality of attachment points disposed in the offset bracket that provides for at least two different offsets of said netting from a front face of said pallet rack.    
     
     
         2 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein: 
 the offset bracket further comprises a box end section, a first set of anchor holes on both vertical sides of said box section that provide for horizontal ones of said netting suspension cables, and a second set of anchor holes on both horizontal sides of said box section that provide for vertical ones of said netting suspension cables.    
     
     
         3 . The device of  claim 2 , wherein: 
 said box end section is such that said first set of anchor holes are placed from the end differently from said second set of anchor holes and provides for criss-crossing of said suspension cables within.    
     
     
         4 . An offset bracket for a pallet rack safety netting, comprising: 
 a box end section;    a first set of anchor holes on both vertical sides of the box section that provide for horizontal ones of netting suspension cables;    a second set of anchor holes on both horizontal sides of the box section that provide for vertical netting suspension cables;    a pair of arms extending to form a U-channel from the box section; and    a plurality of attachment points disposed in the pair of arms that provide for a selection of distances with which a safety netting secured by the suspension cables is offset from a front face of said pallet rack.    
     
     
         5 . An offset bracket, comprising: 
 an end section;    a first set of holes on both vertical sides of the end section;    a second set of holes on both horizontal sides of the end section;    a pair of arms extending to form a U-channel-from the box section; and    a plurality of attachment points disposed in the pair of arms that provide for a selection of distances with which said offset bracket is secured to a support member.