Assembly of imperial double entry files – Tennsco Shelving Double 48 WIDE User Manual

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Tools Needed: A rubber mallet is helpful for seating shelf supports. Requires one or two people for assembly.

The first seven steps are easier with two people assembling. Approximate assembly time: 20 to 40 minutes.

ASSEMBLY OF IMPERIAL DOUBLE ENTRY FILES

15.

If you are assembling only a single unit,

assembly is now complete (shown below left).

If you are assembling multiple units joined

together, your starter unit should have been

assembled with a T upright (shown below

right), as described in step two. Continue with

step 16.

Completed

Single Unit

Completed Unit

Ready for Add-On

16.

Repeat steps

5 through 14,

adding the

shelf sup-

ports to the

"T" upright

already in

place on

the unit.

14.

Insert shelf dividers (Ref. No. 6) by placing

dividers into slots on shelf

and then hooking into

the slot in the

back stop.

You have

been pro-

vided with enough dividers for

ten per shelf level (five on each side of the

shelf), but these can be placed in whatever

position most suits your needs.

13.

The top shelf supports and

top shelf (Ref. No. 5) should be installed flush

with the upright top.

Note that the top

shelf has no divider

slots. No shelf

reinforcements

are needed under

top shelf.

12.

Continue the assembly by

placing supports, shelves,

reinforcements and

center stops as

described in steps

8 through 11. The

recommended spacing

between shelves is twelve

inches, which equals six

open keyhole slots between

supports. If necessary,

move the temporarily placed

reinforcement from step 7.

Save the plain shelf (without

slots) for unit TOP.

11.

Place the shelf, with the center stop attached,

onto the unit

by lowering it

over the top

of the shelf

supports. The

edges of

the shelf

should fit

over the

top of the shelf supports, hiding them from view.

Hold a second L upright

(or a T upright if you are

assembling multiple units)

approximately 36" or 48"

away, depending on the

width of your unit. Pull the

first upright away from the

wall using the shelf support

you attached in step 5, and

insert the other end of the

shelf support into the

second upright. NOTE:

Take care not to let the

uprights fall, as they are

not stable until step 8 is

completed.

Place a shelf support at the rear of the unit in the

bottom keyhole slots, in the

same way you placed

the shelf support

in steps 5

through 7.

Then, place a

second shelf support

at the bottom front

of the unit.

Lean one L upright against

a wall, and temporarily

place one shelf

support (Ref. No. 2)

at approximately eye

level to properly

space the uprights.

Make sure both rivets

on the shelf support

are fully inserted into

the keyhole slots, and

are firmly seated at

the bottom of the

keyhole as shown in

step 6.

Examine the slots on the two up-

rights you have selected. When an

upright is standing up on end, the

narrow part of the keyhole slots

should be toward the floor, while the

wide part should be toward the top.

DOWN

PLEASE NOTE: To firmly seat shelf

supports, make sure both rivets are fully

inserted in the keyhole slots, and firmly

seated in the bottom of the slot. A rubber

mallet can be helpful in accomplishing this.

Supports are not fully seated unless you

can see an open space through the hole in

the shelf support as shown below.

Unpack all items and carefully compare the

items you received with the packing list on the

back page.

CLOSED L

UPRIGHT

CLOSED T

UPRIGHT

Determine whether you will be assembling a

single unit, or multiple units joined together. For

a single unit, use two closed L uprights (Ref.

No. 1a). For multiple units, use one L upright

and one open T upright (Ref. No. 1b).

NOT

SEATED

PROPERLY

SEATED

10.

Attach one center stop (Ref. No. 3) to one of the

slotted shelves (Ref. No. 4) by aligning the three

holes in the center stop

flange with the

holes in the

center of the

shelf. Attach with

three 10-24

" bolts and nuts (Ref. Nos. 8 & 9).

Place a shelf reinforcement (Ref. No. 7) across

the two shelf supports. The

slot in each end of the

shelf reinforcement

should fit over

the ridge of the

shelf support.

NOTE: 48" wide units will

use TWO shelf reinforcements

per shelf level, equally spaced.

After determining the top

from the bottom of the

upright, attach a plastic foot

(Ref. No. 10 or 11) to the

bottom of each upright by

pressing it into place. Note the

difference at right between

a foot for an "L" upright

and a foot for a "T" upright.

L

UP-

RIGHT

T

UP-

RIGHT

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