17-02-2022 дата публикации
Номер: US20220047079A1
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The specification discloses a method for containing spills on shelving and the like, and the resulting support members made in accordance with the method, by providing the generally flat top surface of a support with a hydrophobic surface which is arranged in a spill containment pattern and which is generally in the plane of the top surface of the support. The majority of the top surface of the support consists of one or more spill containment areas which are of a non-hydrophobic nature and which are bounded by the hydrophobic surfaces, such that spills on the shelving collect in the non-hydrophobic spill containment area or areas and are prevented from spreading by the hydrophobic surfaces. 1. A shelving assembly comprising a bracket for supporting a shelf and the shelf, wherein the shelf comprises a flat top surface which is capable of supporting articles which may be placed on said shelf, characterized in that the shelf comprises a hydrophobic surface which is arranged in a spill containment pattern on said top surface, wherein a majority of the top surface is not hydrophobic, thereby defining one or more non-hydrophobic spill containment areas bounded by said spill containment pattern of the hydrophobic surface, wherein the hydrophobic surface is created by a hydrophobic or super hydrophobic surface treatment of the top surface. This is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 17/061,188, filed Oct. 1, 2020, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 16/165,511, filed Oct. 19, 2018, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/462,743, filed Mar. 17, 2017, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/921,322, filed Oct. 23, 2015, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/463,469, filed Aug. 19, 2014, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/891,954, filed May 10, 2013, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/651,842, filed Oct. 15, ...
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