CH450657A

CH450657A - Adjustable shelving support

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Publication number: CH450657A
Application number: CH1871066A
Authority: CH
Inventors: John Harris Ronald
Original assignee: Deckvale Ltd
Priority date: 1966-12-29
Filing date: 1966-12-29
Publication date: 1968-01-31

Description

Support reglable de rayonnages Cette Invention est relative ä un support reglable de rayonnages. Adjustable Shelving Support This invention relates to an adjustable shelving support.

Conformement ä cette Invention, un support de rayonnäges regläbles comprend un montane, une con- sole pourvue de Parties elastiques poüvant etre rappro- chees et ecartees l'une de Pautre et embrassent los cöt6s du montant, l'une au moins desdites Parties etant pour- vue de saillies situees en regard d'ün cöte du montane, et des moyens separes pour forcer leg Parties elastiques l'üne vors 1'autre de inaniere quo los saillies penetrent dans 1e montänt qui est förme d'üne rinatiere relativeriient tendre. In accordance with this invention, an adjustable shelving support comprises a upright, a bracket provided with elastic parts which can be brought together and moved apart and embrace the sides of the upright, at least one of said parts being for - view of projections located facing one side of the mount, and separate means for forcing the elastic parts one towards the other so that the projections penetrate into the mount which is in the form of a relatively soft rinatiere.

Däns une forme d'exkution, 1'un au meins des cöt6s du möntant est pourvu dune räinüre et 1a. console est formee avec des Parties qui recouvrent los cöt6s du mon- tant, Tune au moins desdites Parties de console etant pöurvue de saillies qui s'etendent dans ladite rainure et Iesdites Parties de recouvrement etant agencees pour sau ten Tune vors lautre lörsque los säillies engagent ladite rainure. In one form of execution, one at the bottom of the sides of the post is provided with a groove and 1a. bracket is formed with Parts which cover the sides of the upright, at least one of said Bracket Parts being provided with projections which extend into said groove and said Cover Parts being arranged to jump one against the other when the projections engage said groove.

Les susdites saillies peuvent etre formees sur 1e bord dune bride s'6tendant lateralement de ladite Partie qui recouvre un cöte du montant. Said protrusions may be formed on the edge of a laterally extending flange of said portion which overlaps one side of the post.

Dans une variante, leg saillies peuvent etre formees sur une face dune Partie de recouvrement de la coulisse de maniere ä engager la rainure dann une face laterale du montant. Alternatively, protrusions may be formed on one face of a cover portion of the slide so as to engage the groove in a side face of the stile.

Däns n'importe lequel des agencements mentionnes ci- dessus, des rainures peuvent eire formees dann leg deux cöt6s d'un montant et leg saillies sönt alors formees des deux cöt6s de 1a, eoulisse qui recouvrent leg cöt6s du iriontant. In any of the arrangements mentioned above, grooves may be formed in both sides of a stile and projections are then formed on both sides of the sill which cover the sides of the stile.

Los cötes du montane peuvent etre en gradins et, dans 1e cas ou los saillies sont forn6eg sur des brides dirigdes vors l'int6rieur de la coulisse, lesdites rainures sönt formees 1ä oü los Parties plus 4troiteg des montants rejoignent los Parties plus large$. Les eötes des montants peuvent eire ä. gradins et les- dites rainures peuvent etre formees sur la Partie la plus largo du montant. The sides of the mount may be stepped and, in the case where the projections are formed on flanges directed towards the inside of the channel, said grooves are formed where the narrower parts of the uprights join the wider parts. The eötes of the amounts can be ä. steps and said grooves may be formed on the widest part of the upright.

La console est de preference en metal et ledit inon- tänt est en une matiere relativement tendre permettant aux saillies de penetrer dans celle-ci. Par exemple, 1e montane peut etre en bois ou en matiere plastique rela- tivement tendre. The bracket is preferably made of metal and said insert is of a relatively soft material allowing projections to penetrate therein. For example, the mount may be made of wood or a relatively soft plastic material.

La console peut etre forme en partant dune lame metallique elastique pliee pour former des bras espaces dont leg extremites libres sont egalement pliees pour for men lesdites Parties de recöuvrement et lesdites saillies. Däns 1e ca s de cet RTI ID="0001.0270" WI="18" HE="4" LX="1440" LY="1740"> agencement, los bras peuvent etre ecartes pour relächer ledit serrage sur 1e montane afin de permettre de deplacer la console 1e long du montant ä une Position requise. The bracket can be formed starting from a resilient metal strip bent to form spaced arms whose free ends are also bent to form said covering parts and said projections. In the 1st case of this RTI ID="0001.0270" WI="18" HE="4" LX="1440" LY="1740"> arrangement, the arms can be spread apart to release said tightening on the 1st mount in order to allow to move the console along the upright to a required position.

La largeur de lädite rainure ou de chaeune desdites rainures ou Partie de celles-ei peut etre inferieure ä 1'epaisseur des saillies venant en engagement avec eile, en fournissant ainsi un serrage solide entre olles lorsque los säillies sont Pressees dans la rainure. The width of said groove or of each of said grooves or part thereof may be less than the thickness of the protrusions engaging it, thereby providing a firm grip between them when the protrusions are pressed into the groove.

L'6lasticite du metal peut etre teile quelle constitue 1e moyen pour mainterir ledit serrage. Alternativement ou supplementairement, lesdits moyens pour maintenir ledit serrage peuvent comprendre une piece en U rigide amovible dont leg branches sont agencees pour chevau- cher los bras de la console. The elasticity of the metal can be such that it constitutes the first means for maintaining said tightening. Alternatively or additionally, said means for maintaining said tightening may comprise a removable rigid U-shaped piece whose legs are arranged to overlap the arms of the console.

Leg branches de la piece en U peuvent converger vors leurs extremites de jonction de sorte quo lorsqu'on pousse la pike en U en place, los bras de la console soient presses 1'un vors 1'autre. The legs of the U-piece can converge at their joining ends so that when the U-piece is pushed into place, the arms of the bracket are pressed together.

Vus en elevation laterale, los bras de la console, lors- que celle-ci est en place sur 1e montant, ont de preferenee une forme tolle qu'un bord de chaque bras soit dispose horizontalement, tandis quo 1'autre Bord de chaque bras converge vors 1'extremite du bord horizontal ä mesure quo Fon s'eloigne de ladite Partie formant coulisse. Dons 1e cas oü la console est formde en partant dune lame de metal qui est plide pour former des bras espa- ces, an peut prevoir une pince qui vient en engagement avec les Bords inferieurs des bras et qui est pourvue d'un trou ä travers lequel an peut faire Passei une vis de fixa- tion venant en engagement avec un ravon de Support ou analogue reposant Sur les Bords superieurs des bras. Seen in lateral elevation, the arms of the console, when the latter is in place on the upright, preferably have a shape allowing one edge of each arm to be placed horizontally, while the other edge of each arm converges towards the end of the horizontal edge as it moves away from said Slide Part. In the case where the bracket is formed from a strip of metal which is bent to form spaced arms, a clamp may be provided which engages the lower edges of the arms and which has a hole through it. which can pass a fixing screw which engages with a support bracket or the like resting on the upper edges of the arms.

Dons tous les agencements mentionnes ei-dessus, ledit montant peut former une Partie dun ensemble de pan- neaux. In all the arrangements mentioned above, said post may form part of a set of panels.

Ce qui suit constitue une description plus detaillee dune forme d'execution du Support selon 1'invention, se rdferant au dessin ci-joint Jans lequel La fig. 1 est une vue en perspective dune console que comprend 1e Support. The following constitutes a more detailed description of a form of execution of the Support according to the invention, referring to the attached drawing in which FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a console which includes the Support.

La fig. 2 est une vue en perspective dune pince des tin6e ä eire utilisee avec la console. fig. 2 is a perspective view of a tweezer clamp used with the console.

La fig. 3 est une vue en perspective dune forme alternative de console. fig. 3 is a perspective view of an alternative form of console.

La fig. 4 est une vue en perspective dune pince desti- nee ä etre utilisde avec la console de la fig. 3. fig. 4 is a perspective view of a clamp for use with the bracket of FIG. 3.

La fig. 5 est une coupe transversale d'un montant et - d'un panneau associds avec la consale de la fig. 1 en Posi tion. fig. 5 is a cross section of an amount and - of a panel associated with the consale of FIG. 1 in Position.

La fig. 6 est une vue de bout de I'extremit6 exte- rieure dune forme alternative de console. fig. 6 is an end view of the outer end of an alternative form of bracket.

La fig. 7 est une vue semblable ä-celle de -1a fig. 5, montrant la console de la fig, 6 en Position Sur un mon- tant. et la fig. 8 est une vue en perspective dune Partie d'extremite dune console montrant une pince et une vis par 1e moyen desquelles un rayon peut etre fixe ä celle-ci. fig. 7 is a view similar to that of FIG. 5, showing the console of fig. 6 in position on an upright. and fig. 8 is a perspective view of an end portion of a bracket showing a clamp and screw by means of which a spoke can be attached thereto.

Se referant aux fig. 1 et 2, la console est formee en partant dune lame metallique qui est pliee en 10 pour former des bras 11 dont chaeun est plie vers son extre- mit6 pour former un U presentant une Branche 13 qui est plus longue que 1'autre Branche 14, et ladite Branche 13 s'etendant lateralement de la lame. Les extremites exterieures de ces branches 13 sont egalement pliees pour former un U pr6sentant un membre ou bride dirige vers I'interieur 15. Les Bords de ces deux membres ou brides 15 sont pourvus de saillies 16. Le fond de chacune des- dites premieres Parties en forme de U est entaille en 18 et ces Parties entaillfies peuvent etre chevauchdes par les branches 19 dune pince rigide en forme de U represen- t6e ä la fig. 2, 1e fond 20 de la pince en forme de U 6tant log6 dans les Parties entaillees. Les branches 19 peuvent converger ä mesure qu'elles s'etendent vers 1e fond du U de moniere qu'en pressant la pike en Uer. nosition, les brides sont pressfies elastiquement enserr; '-- @lterna- tivement, les bras 11 peuvent etre tirds 1'un vers I'autre par une vis de serrage qui s'etend ä travers des trous pra- tiques dans ]es fonds des Parties en forme de U 13 et 14 des bras et qui re@oit un dcrou de blocage. Referring to Figs. 1 and 2, the console is formed starting from a metal strip which is bent at 10 to form arms 11, each of which is bent towards its end to form a U having a Branch 13 which is longer than the other Branch 14 , and said Branch 13 extending laterally from the blade. The outer ends of these branches 13 are also bent to form a U presenting an inwardly directed member or flange 15. The edges of these two members or flanges 15 are provided with projections 16. The bottom of each of said first parts U-shaped is notched at 18 and these notched portions may be overlapped by the legs 19 of a rigid U-shaped clamp shown in FIG. 2, the bottom 20 of the U-shaped clip is housed in the Notched Portions. The legs 19 can converge as they extend towards the bottom of the moniere U only by squeezing the Uer pike. in our case, the flanges are elastically pressed together; Alternatively, the arms 11 can be drawn together by a set screw which extends through convenient holes in the bottoms of the U-shaped parts 13 and 14. arms and which receives a locking nut.

Les Bords 11a des bras 11 sont agences pour s'etendre ä angle droit du plan dans lequel sont disposdes les Par ties 14 tandis que les Bords 11b sont disposds pour s'dtendre suivant un angle par rapport audit plan. La console peut eire utilisee avee un cöte dispose sofft en haut, sofft en bas, et dans l'une de ces positions, les Bords 11a seront horizontaux tandis que dans 1'autre Position, les Bords Ilb seront inclines Sur ]'horizontale, et ainsi, si les consoles sont utilisdes pour supporter un rayon, 1e:; rayons peuvent etre sofft horizontaüx, sofft inclines sui ]'horizontale. - . Toutefois, les Bords 11a et 11b pourraient eire paral leles 1'un ä 1'autre si an 1e desire. The Edges 11a of the arms 11 are arranged to extend at right angles to the plane in which the Parts 14 are arranged while the Edges 11b are arranged to extend at an angle with respect to said plane. The console can be used with one side sofft up, sofft down, and in one of these positions the Edges 11a will be horizontal while in the other Position the Edges 11b will be tilted To the horizontal, and thus, if the brackets are used to support a spoke, 1e:; rays can be sofft horizontal, sofft inclined to the horizontal. - . However, Edges 11a and 11b could be parallel to each other if desired.

Un montant en bois 21 ou en matiere plastique con- venable avec lequel la console de la fig. 1 est utilisee est represente ä la fig. 5 et presente une Partie de Base 22 et une Partie anterieure plus dtroite 23, et 1ä oü ces Parties se rejoignent de chaque cöte du montant sont formfies des rainures ä parois inelinees 24 qui s'etendent l'une vers 1'autre, 1'extremite extdrieure de chaque rainure 24 dtant plus large que les Parties interieures 25. An upright of wood 21 or of suitable plastic material with which the bracket of FIG. 1 is used is shown in FIG. 5 and has a Base Portion 22 and an Anterior Narrower Portion 23, and where these Portions meet on either side of the upright are formed inline-walled grooves 24 which extend towards each other, outer end of each groove 24 being wider than the inner parts 25.

La largeur -de la Partie 23 est legerement inferieure ä la largeur entre les Parties de fond des Parties en forme de U exterieures 13, 15 montrdes ä la fig. 1 et la profondeur totale de chaque rainure 24 est de preference plus Brande que la longueur totale de la bride 15 et des saillies 16. The width of the Part 23 is slightly less than the width between the Bottom Parts of the Outer U-shaped Parts 13, 15 shown in FIG. 1 and the total depth of each groove 24 is preferably greater than the total length of flange 15 and projections 16.

La Partie de Base- 22 peut sofft etre fixee directement ä une paroi ou les Bords lat6raux de la Partie de Base peuvent etre- formds avec des rainures 26 recevant des panneaux 27 associes ä une paroi. The Base Part 22 can be attached directly to a wall or the side edges of the Base Part can be formed with grooves 26 receiving panels 27 associated with a wall.

Lors de 1'assemblage des consoles Sur 1e montant, les brides et les saillies peuvent etre glissfies Sur 1e mon- tant de moniere qu'elles penetrent Jans les rainures 24, les saillies 6tant initialement disposees dans une Partie plus large de la rainure. Les bras 11 sont alors presses 1'un vers I'autre de manidre que les saillies s'enfoncent dans les parois de la Partie plus petite de la rainure, apres quoi les bras sont engages par la pince en forme de U 19, 20. When assembling the brackets to the upright, the flanges and projections can be slid over the upright to enter the grooves 24, the projections initially being disposed in a wider portion of the groove. The arms 11 are then pressed together so that the projections press into the walls of the smaller part of the groove, after which the arms are engaged by the U-shaped clamp 19, 20.

Une forme de- console raccoureie et sa pince asso- ciee sont representees aux fig. 3 et 4, et dans ce cas les bras 11 sont raccourcis et relids par une Partie courbde 10.A Part cela, la console et son assemblage avee un RTI ID="0002.0551" WI="13" HE="4" LX="1125" LY="1485"> montant sont semblables ä ce qui a fite decrit en r6f6- rence aux fig. 1, 2 et 5. Une teile console peut etre utili- see pour fournir un Support Jans lequel an peut suspen- dre des ustensiles. A shortened console form and its associated clamp are represented in figs. 3 and 4, and in this case the arms 11 are shortened and connected by a curved part 10. Apart from that, the console and its assembly with an RTI ID="0002.0551" WI="13" HE="4" LX= "1125" LY="1485"> amount are similar to what has been described with reference to FIGS. 1, 2 and 5. A console table can be used to provide a Rack from which utensils can be hung.

Les fig. 6 et 7 montrent celle des extremites dune forme alternative de console qui peut venir en en gage- ment avec un montant, et dans cette construction, au lieu que ce soient les brides 15 qui soient pourvues de saillies 16, des saillies 26a sont formfies en repoussant 1e metal de la lame dans les Parties 34 comprises entre les brides 15 et les Parties 13. Dons un agencement alterna- tif (non represente), les montants 21, au lieu d'etre dis- posds avec les Parties de Base plus larges 22 adjacentes ä la paroi, sont disposes de moniere que les Parties plus 6troites 23 prennent cette Position et Jans 1e cas oü des panneaux sont prevus, ceux-ci sont engages dans des rainures mdnagees dans les cötes de la Partie plus etroite. Figs. 6 and 7 show that of the ends of an alternative form of bracket which may be engaged with a post, and in this construction, instead of the flanges 15 being provided with projections 16, projections 26a are formed pushing the blade metal into Parts 34 between flanges 15 and Parts 13. In an alternative arrangement (not shown), the uprights 21, instead of being arranged with the 22 adjacent to the wall, are arranged so that the narrower Parts 23 assume this position and in the first case where panels are provided, these are engaged in grooves made in the sides of the narrower Part.

La fig. 8 montre I'extremite de la console et une pince 28 est associfie avec une vis 29 pour fixer un rayon Sur les Bords superieurs 11a des consoles. Comme an 1e voit, la pince est formde en partant dune lame de metal dont les extr6mites opposees sont plides en forme de U de Sorte que lies branches 30, 31 ä chaque extremitd saisissent les Bords inferieurs Ilb des bras <B>11.</B> La Partie 32 comprise entre les Parties en forme de U est pourvue d'un trou 33 ä travers lequel une vis 29 peut etre intro- dufte et engagee avec la face inferieure d'un rayon Sup- port6 par la console. fig. 8 shows the end of the console and a clamp 28 is associated with a screw 29 to fix a spoke on the upper edges 11a of the consoles. As seen, the clamp is formed from a metal blade whose opposite ends are bent in a U-shape so that the legs 30, 31 at each end grip the lower edges Ilb of the arms <B>11.</ B> Part 32 between the U-shaped Parts is provided with a hole 33 through which a screw 29 can be inserted and engaged with the underside of a spoke Supported by the bracket.

Les-saillies 16 pöurraient etre en forme de derits de rochet afin qu'elles aient tendance ä s'enfoncer däns 1e bois du montant lorsque-la-console est chargee. The projections 16 could be ratchet shaped so that they tend to sink into the upright wood when the console is loaded.

Claims

CLAIM Adjustable shelving support, characterized in that it comprises an upright, a bracket having elastic parts which can be moved closer together or apart and embrace the sides of the upright, at least one of said parts being provided with projections facing one side of the upright, and separate means for forcing the elastic parts towards each other so that the projections sink into the upright which is of relatively soft material. 1. Adjustable support according to claim, characterized in that at least one side of the upright is provided with a groove and in that the bracket is formed with parts which cover the sides of the upright, at least one said bracket parts having projections extending across said groove, said cover parts being arranged to jump towards each other when the projections engage said groove.

2. Adjustable bracket according to sub-claim 1, characterized in that said protrusions are formed on the edge of a flange extending laterally from said part which covers one side of the post.

3. Adjustable support according to sub-claim 1, characterized in that said protrusions are formed on one face of a covering part of the console so as to engage a groove made in a side face of the upright.

4. Adjustable support according to claim, characterized in that grooves are formed on both sides of an upright and in that projections are formed on the two parts which embrace the two sides of the upright and which form a slide.

5. Adjustable support according to sub-claim 4, characterized in that the sides of the upright are stepped and in that said grooves are formed where the narrower parts of the uprights join the wider parts.

6. Adjustable support according to sub-claim 4, characterized in that the sides of the uprights are stepped and in that said grooves are formed in the wider part of the upright.

7. Adjustable support according to claim, characterized in that the first amount is made of wood or relatively soft plastic material. B.

Adjustable support according to sub-claim 1, characterized in that the bracket is formed starting from an elastic metallic blade which is bent to form spaced arms, the free ends of which are also bent to form said covering parts. ="0003.0273" WI="12" HE="4" LX="1108" LY="481"> verily and said projections.

9. Adjustable support according to sub-claim 1, characterized in that the width of the groove is less than the thickness of the projections engaging therein.

10. Adjustable support according to sub-claim 8, characterized in that the elasticity of the metal is such that it constitutes the first means for my intivniv 1c clamping of the projections on the sides of the support.

11. Adjustable support according to claim, characterized in that the separate means for maintaining the clamping of the projections on the sides of the support comprise a rigid movable pike in the shape of a U, the branches of which are arranged to straddle the arms of the console.

12. Adjustable bracket according to sub-claim 11, characterized in that the arms of the U-shaped piece converge towards their connected ends so that when the U-shaped piece is pushed into position, the arms of the bracket are pressed towards each other.

13. Adjustable support according to claim, characterized in that, seen in lateral elevation, the arms of the console in position on the upright have a shape such that one edge of each arm is placed horizontally, while the other edge of each arm converges towards the end of the horizontal edge as it moves away from the Slide Part.

14. Adjustable support according to sub-claim 8, characterized by a clip whose ends are U-shaped and engage under the edges of the arms of the console, said clip being provided with a hole through which extends a screw engaging with a spoke which is supported by the upper edges of said arms.

15. Adjustable support according to claim, characterized in that said post forms part of a set of panels.