US 7,481,406 B2
Plastic pegboard assembly
Gerard William Lang, Baltimore, Md. (US); Benjamin M. Harvey, New Market, Md. (US); Eric Sugalski, Chicago, Ill. (US); and Brian Brigham, Chicago, Ill. (US)
Assigned to Newell Operating Company, Atlanta, Ga. (US)
Filed on Jun. 20, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/455,952.
Prior Publication US 2007/0290107 A1, Dec. 20, 2007
Int. Cl. A47B 96/06 (2006.01); A47G 29/00 (2006.01); A47K 1/00 (2006.01); E04G 3/00 (2006.01); E04G 5/06 (2006.01); F21V 21/00 (2006.01); F21V 35/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 248—220.31  [248/220.41; 248/220.42; 52/586.1; 52/586.2] 5 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A plastic pegboard mounted on a wall, the plastic pegboard comprising:
a plastic pegboard member having a front side and a rear side, and having a plurality of holes defined therethrough, the rear side having a reinforcing rib, wherein the reinforcing rib comprises a first reinforcing member intersecting a second reinforcing member, the pegboard member further having a spacer element extending from the reinforcing rib and extending away from the front side, wherein the spacer element is adapted to contact the wall such that the holes are adapted to be spaced from the wall, wherein the spacer element has a first spacer member intersecting a second spacer member, the first spacer member extending from the first reinforcing member and the second spacer member extending from the second reinforcing member.