US20130180937A1 - Apparatus for supporting and displaying construction sheet material - Google Patents
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An apparatus for supporting and displaying construction sheet material. The apparatus includes a base having first and second parallel spaced apart lower front support areas having distal and proximal end portions respectively. The first and second parallel spaced apart lower front support areas are configured to support at least one sheet of construction sheet material. The apparatus further includes a front upright support connected to the base to extend rearwardly at an angle to the base. The front upright support has third and fourth parallel spaced apart lower front support areas adjacent the proximal end portions of the first and second parallel spaced apart lower front support areas. The front upright support also includes an upper front support having first and second parallel spaced apart upper front support areas having distal and proximal end portions respectively. The first and second parallel spaced apart upper front support areas are configured to support at least one sheet of construction sheet material. The front upright support further includes third and fourth parallel spaced apart upper front support areas adjacent the proximal end portions of the first and second parallel spaced apart upper front support areas. The distal end portions of the first and second parallel spaced apart upper front support areas are aligned with or behind the proximal end portions of the first and second parallel spaced apart lower front support areas.
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- 1. Field of Invention
- This invention relates to supporting and displaying construction sheet material and more particularly to an apparatus for supporting and displaying construction sheet material.
- 2. Description of Related Art
- Sheets of construction sheet material are commonly stored and displayed on racks such that sheets are oriented on edge and thus can be displayed and stored in, loaded on, and removed from a stack without being damaged such as by their own weight and such that the floor area that the sheets occupy is minimized. Such racks commonly include a support for supporting the sheets from below and a structure against which the sheets can lean. Loading and unloading of the sheets from these racks is commonly done using a crane or other lifting device via an attachment to the sheets from above.
- When sheets of construction material are stacked on these racks, however, only the outermost sheet in each stack is displayed and can be unloaded from the rack. Adding additional upper stacks of sheets above lower stacks allows more than one sheet of construction material to be displayed simultaneously without increasing the floor area that the material occupies; however the increased height of the rack causes instability and can limit access to sheets on the lower stacks. The present invention addresses these problems.
- In accordance with one aspect of the invention there is provided an apparatus for supporting and displaying construction sheet material. The apparatus includes a base having first and second parallel spaced apart lower front support areas having distal and proximal end portions respectively. The first and second parallel spaced apart lower front support areas are configured to support at least one sheet of construction sheet material. The apparatus further includes a front upright support connected to the base to extend rearwardly at an angle to the base. The front upright support has third and fourth parallel spaced apart lower front support areas adjacent the proximal end portions of the first and second parallel spaced apart lower front support areas. The front upright support also includes an upper front support having first and second parallel spaced apart upper front support areas having distal and proximal end portions respectively. The first and second parallel spaced apart upper front support areas are configured to support at least one sheet of construction sheet material. The front upright support further includes third and fourth parallel spaced apart upper front support areas adjacent the proximal end portions of the first and second parallel spaced apart upper front support areas. The distal end portions of the first and second parallel spaced apart upper front support areas are aligned with or behind the proximal end portions of the first and second parallel spaced apart lower front support areas.
- The distal end portions of the first and second parallel spaced apart upper front support areas may be vertically aligned with or behind the proximal end portions of the first and second parallel spaced apart lower front support areas.
- The first and second parallel spaced apart lower front support areas may be generally parallel to the first and second parallel spaced apart upper front support areas.
- The apparatus may further include first and second lower front cushions on the first and second parallel spaced apart lower front support areas respectively.
- The first and second lower front cushions may include first and second lower front wood members respectively.
- The base may comprise first and second lower front elongated parallel spaced apart channel members, each having respective parallel spaced apart sidewalls and a web extending between the sidewalls defining respective channels. The first and second lower front cushions may be in corresponding ones of the respective channels and may have portions extending out of the respective channels to prevent construction sheet material placed on the cushions from touching the sidewalls of the respective channels.
- The apparatus may further include first and second upper front cushions on the first and second parallel spaced apart upper front support areas respectively.
- The first and second upper front cushions may include first and second upper front wood members respectively.
- The upper front support may comprise first and second upper front elongated parallel spaced apart channel members, each having respective parallel spaced apart sidewalls and a web extending between the sidewalls defining respective channels. The third and fourth upper front cushions may be in corresponding ones of the respective channels and may have portions extending out of the respective channels to prevent construction sheet material placed on the cushions from touching the sidewalls of the respective channels.
- The base may further include first and second parallel spaced apart lower rear support areas that have distal and proximal end portions respectively. The first and second parallel spaced apart lower rear support areas may be configured to support at least one sheet of construction sheet material.
- The apparatus may further include a rear upright support connected to the base to extend frontwardly at an angle to the base. The rear upright support may have third and fourth parallel spaced apart lower rear support areas adjacent the proximal end portions of the first and second parallel spaced apart lower rear support areas. The apparatus may also include an upper rear support having first and second parallel spaced apart upper rear support areas that have distal and proximal end portions respectively. The first and second parallel spaced apart upper rear support areas may be configured to support at least one sheet of construction sheet material. The rear upright support further includes third and fourth parallel spaced apart upper rear support areas adjacent the proximal end portions of the first and second parallel spaced apart upper rear support areas. The distal end portions of the first and second parallel spaced apart upper rear support areas aligned with or in front of the proximal end portions of the first and second parallel spaced apart lower rear support areas.
- The front and rear upright supports have upper ends connected together to form a vertex.
- The distal end portions of the first and second parallel spaced apart upper rear support areas may be vertically aligned with or in front of the proximal end portions of the first and second parallel spaced apart lower rear support areas.
- The first and second parallel spaced apart lower rear support areas may be generally parallel to the first and second parallel spaced apart upper rear support areas.
- The apparatus may further include first and second lower rear cushions on the first and second parallel spaced apart lower rear support areas respectively.
- The first and second lower rear cushions may include first and second lower rear wood members respectively.
- The base may comprise first and second lower rear elongated parallel spaced apart channel members. Each may have respective parallel spaced apart sidewalls and a web extending between the sidewalls defining respective channels. The first and second lower rear cushions may be in corresponding ones of the respective channels and may have portions extending out of the respective channels to prevent sheet material placed on the cushions from touching the sidewalls of the respective channels.
- The apparatus may further include first and second upper rear cushions on the first and second parallel spaced apart upper rear support areas respectively.
- The first and second upper rear cushions may include first and second upper rear wood members respectively.
- The upper rear support may comprise first and second upper rear elongated parallel spaced apart channel members, each having respective parallel spaced apart sidewalls and a web extending between the sidewalls defining respective channels. The first and second upper rear cushions may be in corresponding ones of the respective channels and may have portions extending out of the respective channels to prevent construction sheet material placed on the cushions from touching the sidewalls of the respective channels.
- The base may comprise first and second parallel spaced apart elongated base members.
- The front and rear upright supports may comprise first and second spaced apart A-frame structures connected to the first and second parallel spaced apart elongated base members respectively. The apparatus may further include at least one cross member connecting the first and second spaced apart A-frame structures together.
- The base may comprise first and second elongated parallel members.
- The first and second elongated parallel members may include first and second lengths of metal channel respectively.
- The upper front support may comprise third and fourth elongated parallel members.
- The third and fourth elongated parallel members may include third and fourth lengths of metal channel respectively.
- Other aspects and features of the present invention will become apparent to those ordinarily skilled in the art upon review of the following description of specific embodiments of the invention in conjunction with the accompanying figures.
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FIG. 1 is an oblique view of an apparatus according to a first embodiment of the invention; -
FIG. 2 is a side-view of the apparatus ofFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 3 is an oblique view of the apparatus ofFIG. 1 shown with construction sheet material being supported thereby; -
FIG. 4 is a side-view of the apparatus shown inFIG. 3 ; -
FIG. 5 is an exploded oblique, fragmented, detailed view of a base member of the apparatus shown inFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 6 is an exploded oblique, fragmented detailed view of an upper support of the apparatus shown inFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 7 is an oblique view of an apparatus according to a second embodiment of the invention; -
FIG. 8 is a side-view of the apparatus shown inFIG. 7 in use; -
FIG. 9 is an oblique view of the apparatus shown inFIG. 7 in use. - Referring to
FIG. 1 an apparatus for supporting and displaying construction sheet material according to a first embodiment of the invention is shown generally at 10. In the embodiments shown, theapparatus 10 comprises a base shown generally at 12 having first and second parallel spaced apart lower front support areas shown generally at 14 and 16 respectively. Each of the first and second parallel spaced apart lowerfront support areas distal end portion proximal end portion front support areas - The
apparatus 10 further includes a front upright support shown generally at 30 connected to the base 12 to extend rearwardly at anangle 32 to the base. In this embodiment thefront upright support 30 has third and fourth parallel spaced apart lowerfront support areas proximal end portions front support areas base 12. - The
front upright support 30 further includes an upper front support shown generally at 38 having first and second parallel spaced apart upper front support areas shown generally at 40 and 42 respectively. The first and second parallel spaced apart upperfront support areas distal end portions proximal end portions front support areas - The
front upright support 30 further includes third and fourth parallel spaced apart upperfront support areas proximal end portions front support areas - Referring to
FIG. 2 , thedistal end portion 44 of the first upperfront support area 40 is aligned with or behind theproximal end portion 22 of the first lowerfront support area 14. More particularly, as can be seen inFIG. 2 , anouter extremity 60 of thedistal end portion 44 of the first upper front support area may be considered to lie in aplane 62 that intersects a first forward point ofcontact 64 of the third lowerfront support area 34 and the first lowerfront support area 14. It is desirable that the first forward point ofcontact 64 lie in theplane 62 or in front of theplane 62 coincident with theouter extremity 60 of thedistal end portion 44. - Referring now to
FIGS. 1 and 2 , it will be appreciated that the second upperfront support area 42 also has anouter extremity 66 which is coplanar with theplane 62 and intersects a second forward point ofcontact 68 between the fourth lowerfront support area 36 and the second lowerfront support area 16 which is also in theplane 62. In the embodiments shown the first and second parallel spaced apart upperfront support areas plane 62 containing theouter extremities contact distal end portions front support areas proximal end portions front support areas - Also in the embodiments shown, the first and second parallel spaced apart lower
front support areas front support areas - Above it was stated that the first and second parallel spaced apart lower
front support areas front support areas FIGS. 3 and 4 , by configured, it is meant that a first sheet ofconstruction material 160 may rest on the first and second parallel spaced apart lowerfront support areas construction material 162 can simultaneously or alternatively rest on the first and second parallel spaced apart upperfront support areas apparatus 10 is used to support and display construction sheet material comprising sheets of granite and thus the first and second parallel spaced apart lowerfront support areas - Referring now to
FIGS. 1 and 5 , to facilitate holding the first and second lower front cushions, thebase 12 and more particularly the first and second parallel spaced apart lowerfront support areas base channel members web 84 extending between the first and second spaced apart sidewalls definingrespective channels 86. The first and second lower front cushions 70 and 72 are received snugly within therespective channels 86. The first and second lower front cushions 70 and 72 for example may each be cut from a block of 2×4 dimension lumber. As seen inFIG. 1 , the first and second spaced apart sidewalls 80 and 82 have a height less than a thickness of the first and second lower front cushions 70 and 72 such thatrespective portions - It will be appreciated that the
front upright support 30 is comprised of first and second front elongatedupright channel members front support areas channels front support areas front support areas channel portions - Referring now to
FIG. 6 , the first upperfront support area 40 is shown in greater detail. The first upperfront support area 40 is comprised of a first support member 500 asecond support member 502 and astopper member 504. Thefirst support member 500 has proximal anddistal end portions channel steel 506 including first andsecond sidewalls web 512 extending therebetween to form achannel 514 between the first andsecond sidewalls cushion 516 is received in thechannel 514. The first andsecond sidewalls web 512 have anend face 518 on thedistal end portion 522. Thestopper member 504 which, in this embodiment, is an elongated steel plate is connected to theend face 518 such that thechannel 514 is sealed off at an end portion thereof by the stopper. - At the
proximal end portion 520, the first andsecond sidewalls surfaces tongue portion 534 is formed by part of theweb 512 extending past the angled surfaces of the first and second sidewalls. Thetongue portion 534 has a length matching a depth of the first front elongatedupright channel member 120 such that arear surface 536 of the tongue portion contacts asurface 538 of the web of the first front elongated upright channel member and such that the tongue portion extends betweensidewalls angled surfaces respective edges sidewalls upright channel member 120 and are welded thereto. Thetongue portion 534 is also welded to thesurface 538 of the web of the first front elongatedupright channel member 120. Thefirst support member 500 is oriented relative to the first front elongatedupright channel member 120 such that the first support member is generally horizontal when theapparatus 10 is in use. - To help support heavy loads such as granite sheets, the first upper
front support area 40 is provided with thesecond support member 502. Thesecond support member 502 is also formed of a length of steel channel having anangled end face 550, atongue portion 552 andangled wall portions angled end face 550 is disposed at an opposite end of thesecond support member 502 from thetongue portion 552 and the adjacentangled wall portions tongue portion 552 and theangled wall portions sidewalls upright channel member 120 to contact thesurface 538 of the web thereof and such that theangled wall portions respective edges upright channel member 120 when theangled end face 550 is disposed in the horizontal plane, in contact with aback surface 560 of theweb 512 of thefirst support member 500. Theangled end face 550 of thesecond support member 502 is welded to theback surface 560 of thefirst support member 500 and thetongue portion 552 and theangled wall portions surface 538 of the web and therespective edges upright channel member 120 respectively. - The
cushion 516, which in this embodiment is comprised of a first upper front wood member, is thus held captive between thestopper member 504 and thesurface 538 of the web of the first front elongatedupright channel member 120. Thecushion 516 is dimensioned such that aportion 558 thereof extends out of thechannel 514 past first and secondupper edges second sidewalls - Referring back to
FIG. 1 , the second upperfront support area 42 is constructed in the same manner as the first upperfront support area 40. - In the embodiment shown, the first and second front elongated
upright channel members - Also in this embodiment, it is contemplated that the apparatus would lean against a vertical surface such as a
wall 150 such that respective upper contact points 152 and 154 of the first and second front elongatedupright channel members base 12 rests on afloor 156 adjacent the wall but spaced apart therefrom due to theangle 32 of the base relative to the first and second front elongatedupright channel members front upright support 30. Wall spacers, one of which is shown at 158, may be secured behind the first and second front elongatedupright channel members wall 150 especially when construction sheet material is being loaded onto and removed from theapparatus 10. - Referring to
FIGS. 3 and 4 , in use, the first and second sheets ofconstruction material front support areas front support areas - Referring to
FIGS. 1 , 2 and 4, it will be appreciated that every piece of construction sheet material placed on the lowerfront support areas front support areas apparatus 10 to tip forward. Even if all sheets are removed from the lowerfront support areas front support areas apparatus 10 has little or no tendency to tip forward since a moment due to the weight of the plurality of sheets of construction material, about the first and second forward points ofcontact plane 62 tending to cause the apparatus to be pressed against thewall 150. - In addition, because every sheet of construction sheet material placed on the lower
front support areas front support areas - Referring to
FIG. 7 an apparatus for supporting and displaying construction sheet material, according to a second embodiment of the invention is shown generally at 200. Theapparatus 200 includes theentire apparatus 10 shown inFIG. 1 with the exception of a modification to thebase 12. - In this embodiment, the base includes first and second parallel spaced apart lower
rear support areas proximal end portion 206 is shown in connection with the first lowerrear support area 202 and distal and proximal end portions of the second lowerrear support area 204 are shown at 208 and 210 respectively. The first and second parallel spaced apart lowerrear support areas - In this embodiment, the
base 12 is comprised of first and second elongatedbase channel members rear portions intermediate portion 220 disposed between the front andrear portions front support areas front portions 216 and the first and second parallel spaced apart lowerrear support areas rear portions 218. Therear portions 218 are fitted with first and second lowerrear cushions front support areas - In this embodiment, the
apparatus 200 further includes arear upright support 230 comprised of first and second parallel spaced apart rear elongatedupright channel members upright channel members rear support areas proximal end portions rear support areas - The
apparatus 200 further includes an upperrear support 240 on the first and second parallel spaced apart rear elongatedupright channel members rear support 240 comprising first and second parallel spaced apart upperrear support areas distal end portions proximal end portions rear support areas - The first and second parallel spaced apart rear elongated
upright channel members rear support areas proximal end portions rear support areas rear support areas front support area 40. - Referring to
FIG. 8 , the distal end portions, only one of which is shown at 246, of the first and second parallel spaced apart upper rear support areas, only one of which is shown at 242, are aligned with or behind the proximal end portions, only one of which is shown at 206, of the first and second parallel spaced apart lower rear portions, only one of which is shown at 202. In this embodiment, the term “behind” means toward avertical plane 203 intersecting a center of the apparatus. - In
FIG. 7 , the front and rear upright supports 30 and 230 form first and second parallel, spaced apartA-frame structures upright channel member 120 and the first rear elongatedupright channel member 232 have respectivedistal end portions first vertex 267. The first front elongatedupright channel member 120 and the first rear elongatedupright channel member 232 also haverespective base portions rear portions base channel member 212. Therespective base portions upright channel member 120 and the first rear elongatedupright channel member 232 are thus connected to the first elongatedbase channel member 212 in spaced apart relation with theintermediate portion 220 of the first elongated base channel member extending therebetween. - Similarly, the second front elongated
upright channel member 122 and the second rear elongatedupright channel member 234 havedistal end portions second vertex 275. The second front elongatedupright channel member 122 and second rear elongatedupright channel member 234 also haverespective base portions base channel member 214 in spaced apart relation such that theintermediate portion 220 of the elongated base channel extends therebetween. A tongue portion and angled sidewall arrangement similar to that described above and shown inFIG. 5 is used to mate therespective base portions base channel members - Referring back to
FIG. 7 , in the embodiment shown, theapparatus 200 further includes front and rearlower crossmembers upright channel members upright channel members lower crossmembers base channel members - The
apparatus 200 further includes front and rearupper crossmembers upright channel members upright channel members upper crossmembers A-frame structures - The
apparatus 200 further includes at least one spacer such as shown at 290 and 292 on each of the first and second parallel, spaced apartA-frame structures upright channel members upright channel members - Referring to
FIG. 9 , theapparatus 200 provides front upper andlower display areas lower display areas construction sheet material - Referring to
FIGS. 8 and 9 , due to aligning or positioning the respective distal end portions of upper front and rear support areas behind the proximal end portions of the corresponding lower support areas, theapparatus 200 resists tipping regardless of loading and permits easy manipulation of construction sheet material with a crane, for example, for storage and retrieval of construction sheet material on the apparatus. - While specific embodiments of the invention have been described and illustrated, such embodiments should be considered illustrative of the invention only and not as limiting the invention as construed in accordance with the accompanying claims.
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1. An apparatus for supporting and displaying construction sheet material, the apparatus comprising:
a base having first and second parallel spaced apart lower front support areas having distal and proximal end portions respectively, the first and second parallel spaced apart lower front support areas being configured to support at least one sheet of construction sheet material;
a front upright support connected to the base to extend rearwardly at an angle to the base, the front upright support having:
third and fourth parallel spaced apart lower front support areas adjacent the proximal end portions of the first and second parallel spaced apart lower front support areas;
an upper front support having first and second parallel spaced apart upper front support areas having distal and proximal end portions respectively, the first and second parallel spaced apart upper front support areas being configured to support at least one sheet of construction sheet material; and
third and fourth parallel spaced apart upper front support areas adjacent the proximal end portions of the first and second parallel spaced apart upper front support areas;
wherein the distal end portions of the first and second parallel spaced apart upper front support areas are aligned with or behind the proximal end portions of the first and second parallel spaced apart lower front support areas.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the distal end portions of the first and second parallel spaced apart upper front support areas are vertically aligned with or behind the proximal end portions of the first and second parallel spaced apart lower front support areas.
3. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the first and second parallel spaced apart lower front support areas are generally parallel to the first and second parallel spaced apart upper front support areas.
4. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising first and second lower front cushions on the first and second parallel spaced apart lower front support areas respectively.
5. The apparatus of claim 4 wherein the first and second lower front cushions include first and second lower front wood members respectively.
6. The apparatus of claim 4 wherein the base comprises first and second lower front elongated parallel spaced apart channel members each having respective parallel spaced apart sidewalls and a web extending between the sidewalls defining respective channels, the first and second lower front cushions being in corresponding ones of the respective channels and having portions extending out of the respective channels to prevent construction sheet material placed on the cushions from touching the sidewalls of the respective channels,
7. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising first and second upper front cushions on the first and second parallel spaced apart upper front support areas respectively.
8. The apparatus of claim 7 wherein the first and second upper front cushions include first and second upper front wood members respectively.
9. The apparatus of claim 7 wherein the upper front support comprises first and second upper front elongated parallel spaced apart channel members each having respective parallel spaced apart sidewalls and a web extending between the sidewalls defining respective channels, the third and fourth upper front cushions being in corresponding ones of the respective channels and having portions extending out of the respective channels to prevent construction sheet material placed on the cushions from touching the sidewalls of the respective channels.
10. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the base further comprises first and second parallel spaced apart lower rear support areas having distal and proximal end portions respectively, the first and second parallel spaced apart lower rear support areas being configured to support at least one sheet of construction sheet material.
11. The apparatus of claim 10 further comprising a rear upright support connected to the base to extend frontwardly at an angle to the base, the rear upright support having:
third and fourth parallel spaced apart lower rear support areas adjacent the proximal end portions of the first and second parallel spaced apart lower rear support areas;
an upper rear support having first and second parallel spaced apart upper rear support areas having distal and proximal end: portions respectively the first and second parallel spaced apart upper rear support areas being configured to support at least one sheet of construction sheet material; and
wherein the distal end portions of the first and second parallel spaced apart upper rear support areas are aligned with or in front of the proximal end portions of the first and second parallel spaced apart lower rear support areas.
12. The apparatus of claim 11 wherein the front and rear upright supports have upper ends connected together to form a vertex.
13. The apparatus of claim 12 wherein the distal end portions of the first and second parallel spaced apart upper rear support areas are vertically aligned with or in front of the proximal end portions of the first and second parallel spaced apart lower rear support areas.
14. The apparatus of claim 12 wherein the first and second parallel spaced apart lower rear support areas are generally parallel to the first and second parallel spaced apart upper rear support areas.
15. The apparatus of claim 12 further comprising first and second lower rear cushions on the first and second parallel spaced apart lower rear support areas respectively.
16. The apparatus of claim 15 wherein the first and second lower rear cushions include first and second lower rear wood members respectively.
17. The apparatus of claim 15 wherein the base comprises first and second lower rear elongated parallel spaced apart channel members each having respective parallel spaced apart sidewalls and a web extending between the sidewalls defining respective channels, the first and second lower rear cushions being in corresponding ones of the respective channels and having portions extending out of the respective channels to prevent sheet material placed on the cushions from touching the sidewalls of the respective channels.
18. The apparatus of claim 17 further comprising first and second upper rear cushions on the first and second parallel spaced apart upper rear support areas respectively.
19. The apparatus of claim 18 wherein the first and second upper rear cushions include first and second upper rear wood members respectively.
20. The apparatus of claim 18 wherein the upper rear support comprises first and second upper rear elongated parallel spaced apart channel members each having respective parallel spaced apart sidewalls and a web extending between the sidewalls defining respective channels, the first and second upper rear cushions being in corresponding ones of the respective channels and having portions extending out of the respective channels to prevent construction sheet material placed on the cushions from touching the sidewalls of the respective channels,
21. The apparatus of claim 12 wherein the base comprises first and second parallel spaced apart elongated base members.
22. The apparatus of claim 21 wherein the front and rear upright supports comprise first and second spaced apart A-frame structures connected to the first and second parallel spaced apart elongated base members respectively and wherein the apparatus further comprises at least one cross member connecting the first and second spaced apart A-frame structures together.
23. The apparatus of claim 10 wherein the base comprises first and second elongated parallel members.
24. The apparatus of claim 23 wherein the first and second elongated parallel members include first and second lengths of metal channel respectively.
25. The apparatus of claim 24 wherein the upper front support comprises third and fourth elongated parallel members.
26. The apparatus of claim 25 wherein the third and fourth elongated parallel members include third and fourth lengths of metal channel respectively.
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