OPENTECHNICAL PUBLICATION
OT-2026-000003429

Modular frame assembly and method for making same

Published: 2026-09-15T20:26:22.378504Z
Permanent URL: https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000003429
Categories: Warehousing & Storage Systems > Racking and Shelving

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ABSTRACT

A frame assembly made from modular components includes a first frame member, a
tubular post member with a work opening in its side wall to permit the post
interior to be fixed to the frame exterior, and a second frame member axially
mountable over the post. A spring button extending through aligned apertures
in the tubular post and second frame members releasably locks the second frame
member to the post. A method for constructing a product from a frame assembly
includes defining a work opening in a tubular post wall, fixing the post
interior to the exterior of a frame member by working through the opening,
mounting a tubular frame member axially onto the post and releasably locking
it to the post by way of a spring button positioned within the post. A stand
made from the frame assembly may include lower and upper frame subassemblies
joined by tubular column members extending between the subassemblies and onto
respective opposed lower and upper tubular posts attached thereto.

1. Drawings

[0001] Sheet 1.

[0002] Sheet 2.

[0003] Sheet 3.

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OpenTechnical publication OT-2026-000003429
Published 2026-09-15T20:26:22.378504Z
https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000003429