Child Safe Shelving Unit

Abstract

A portable furniture shelving unit assembled from a plurality of open front baskets or bins stacked one upon another, the sides of which are equipped with flexible load bearing wings on the front edges which are curled outward and to the rear capable of bending upon impact to prevent injury to children.

1 . A shelving unit comprised of an assembly of stacked carrying devices, wherein a carrying device has a flexible load bearing wing attached to a front edge which is curled outward and rearward in such a way that it is capable of
 bending upon impact,   supporting the weight of a carrying device stacked above,   nesting in front of a wing of a carrying device.   
   
   
       2 . The shelving unit of  claim 1  wherein a carrying device has a groove on a top corner capable of restraining the wing of a carrying device stacked above. 
   
   
       3 . The shelving unit of  claim 1  wherein a carrying device has a tapered quarter circular groove on a top corner capable of
 being restrained by a semi-circular ring,   being restrained by a circular ring,   becoming disengaged from a ring by sliding a shelving unit sideways,   restraining a wing of a carrying device nested above.   
   
   
       4 . The shelving unit of  claim 1  wherein a carrying device has an outward and downward curled top edge. 
   
   
       5 . The shelving unit of  claim 4  wherein the top edge has a friction enhancing surface. 
   
   
       6 . The shelving unit of  claim 1  wherein a carrying device has a lip capable of
 containing a cushion of compressed air to facilitate movement,   restraining the top edge of a carrying device stacked below.   
   
   
       7 . The shelving unit of  claim 6  wherein the lip has an upward curled front edge capable of
 preventing goods from falling off of a carrying device,   securing a removable front panel,   providing flexibility upon impact.   
   
   
       8 . The shelving unit of  claim 1  wherein a carrying device has a groove behind a front edge capable of
 securing a removable front panel,   restraining a leg of a carrying device.   
   
   
       9 . The shelving unit of  claim 7  wherein the front edge has a downward curl attached to the upward curl which is capable of
 containing a cushion of compressed air to facilitate movement   securing a removable front panel,   providing flexibility upon impact,   withstanding sheer stresses.   
   
   
       10 . The shelving unit of  claim 9  wherein the intersection between the downward curl and other parts of the lip is “S” shaped. 
   
   
       11 . The shelving unit of  claim 1  wherein a carrying device has a bend between the upper back and the lower back so that the upper back is perpendicular to a shelf while the lower back is angled and capable of sagging downward. 
   
   
       12 . The shelving unit of  claim 6  wherein a carrying device has a leg, together with said lip, capable of restraining the top edge of a carrying device stacked below. 
   
   
       13 . The shelving unit of  claim 12  wherein the top edge has an indentation to restrain a leg of a bin stacked above. 
   
   
       14 . The shelving unit of  claim 13  wherein a carrying device has a ridge connecting a leg with an indentation. 
   
   
       15 . The shelving unit of  claim 1  wherein said wing is curled between 90 and 180 degrees. 
   
   
       16 . The shelving unit of  claim 1  wherein said wing is curled exactly 180 degrees. 
   
   
       17 . The shelving unit of  claim 9  wherein the rearward side of said downward curl is angled between 160 and 170 degrees with respect to the upward curl. 
   
   
       18 . The shelving unit of  claim 9  wherein the front side of said downward curl is
 angled between 150 and 300 degrees with respect to the upward curl, perpendicular to a shelf,   equipped with a rearward pointing bottom edge that touches the ground at an acute angle.   
   
   
       19 . The shelving unit of  claim 9  with a removable front panel inserted between an upward curl and a downward curl, said front panel having cut away corners and dimensions to fit tightly between carrying devices and the sides of a carrying device. 
   
   
       20 . The shelving unit of  claim 4  wherein a curled top edge is supported by a “U” shaped fork lift attachment connected to a material handling vehicle. 
   
   
       21 . The shelving unit of  claim 4  wherein a curled top edge is supported by a “U” shaped wheeled cart.